Monsieur Lazhar

Monsieur Lazhar

  • Director: Philippe Falardeau
  • Writer: Philippe Falardeau,Evelyne de la Chenelière
  • Countries of origin: Canada
  • Language: French, English, Arabic
  • Release date: March 7, 2012
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Canım Öğretmenim
  • "Monsieur Lazhar" is a feature film directed and written by Philippe Falardeau , starring Mohamed Ferragher, Sophie Nellis, Émilien Néron and others. The film was released in Canada on September 11, 2011.
    The film tells a story between students of a Quebec elementary school and their Algerian substitute teacher. 

    Details

    • Release date March 7, 2012
    • Filming locations Montréal, Quebec, Canada
    • Production companies Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Téléfilm Canada, micro_scope

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $2,009,517

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $112,190

    Gross worldwide

    $9,074,711

    Movie reviews

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    • By Dexter 2022-03-23 09:03:00

      First time (ps: This movie reminds me of Li Qingming - the principal of Nanshan Experimental Primary School)

      During kid's growth, there are many first times. How to deal with kids' first time is big deal which would set down the basis for the concepts sticking all their rest day and night, affecting their emotion and behaviors.
           On death, psychologist tried her best to eliminate kid's memory instead unfolding the concept. Dissecting death is necessary. not having proper attitude towards death might cause problem. Maybe sometimes, we just dun have to give an answer but to listen and guide....

    • By Eli 2022-03-23 09:03:00

      Everyone has a need to communicate

      The problem is revealed at the beginning of the film, a teacher committed suicide in the classroom, and was seen by two students, even if other teachers evacuated the students, repainted the classroom, took all the items about that teacher, ask a psychologist to time He came to tutor the students, but nothing improved. Unlike other teachers who avoided talking about it, the new teacher Raza actually let the students speak freely and talked about their thoughts about the teacher's suicide....

    • By Joe 2022-03-23 09:03:00

      Once again thought about the choice of not doing or doing the wrong thing

      I started watching this film because of the original topic of Canadian immigration, but it was the super cute Zhengtai and Loli who really attracted me to watch it at first.
          Then calmly. So many line-drawing shots were taken directly by fast-forward. It wasn't until the last 20 minutes that the emotion in the class finally broke out, and I suddenly understood the movie.
          As the girl said, everyone thought that the children were hurt mentally. In fact, it was the adults who were...

    • By Ernestine 2022-03-23 09:03:00

      Should be a tragedy


          If you want to arrange the most classic style of dramatic conflict, the dislocation and contradiction between the world of children and adults should be counted as one of them. Therefore, the theme of "Mr. Raza" may not be new. Whether it is the main line of the story: the children's complex emotions about the teacher Martine who committed suicide before and the examination of death; or the sub-line: Teacher Laza's entanglement with the victim's family and the devotion and...

    • By Margarita 2022-03-23 09:03:00

      heavy! This is a movie that only middle-aged or older people can really understand. . . . .

      I read half of it the day before yesterday and finished it this morning.
      It's totally different from what I expected. . . .
      The reason why I read it twice is because I have a cold! An unusual cold. . . Haha
      , I have always been in good health. Every time I have a cold, I have never felt as bad as this time. The high fever is nearly 40 degrees. The most uncomfortable thing is that my thinking is chaotic from time to time. Ha, this feeling is really bad,,,, I think it should be It...

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    • By Trenton 2022-03-27 09:01:16

      Teacher Zara, who lost his wife and sought political asylum, and a group of children who faced the suicide of a substitute teacher to seek communication, relieve their grief, and face it bravely. The film raises the common problems faced by modern Western education, such as avoidance (escape) from sensitive events, and excessive distance from children (like nuclear waste). any problem. 【The little girl is so...

    • By Cordie 2022-03-27 09:01:16

      It's alright, the overall performance of the film is flat, but it shows the teacher's heart deeply from the other side....

    • By Jerrell 2022-03-27 09:01:16

      4.5 star invisible barriers and differences, complex and unpredictable interpersonal relationships are also invisible violence in the civilized world. Regarding the education system and delicate interpersonal relationships, the film is gentle and indifferent, affectionate but not vulgar, and it is a masterpiece showing the relationship between teachers and...

    • By Angie 2022-03-27 09:01:16

      Both adults and children are at a loss when death comes in different forms. Avoiding it only makes death an inescapable past. Chrysalis = child, tree = adult. A very moving low-budget film, almost all the scenes are in school, and the whole movie is supported by the charm of the characters' lines and the calm storyline. (The delicate acting skills of the children inside are a few streets away from mainland Taiwanese idol...

    • By Shanie 2022-03-27 09:01:16

      The whole is standard. Some aura is...

    Positive review

    The film focuses on classroom education and arouses people's thinking about social systems and real life from the interaction between teachers and students. Although the story in the movie is fictitious, every shot tries to capture a touch of real emotion, which is very touching. (Dongfang.com comment) 
    "Monsieur Lazhar" is a Canadian art film, visually very close to Nordic films, the lens is simple and clean, the light tone is...
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