| Uniform Title |
Monsieur Lazhar (Motion picture : 2011) |
| Title |
Monsieur Lazhar. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2013]. |
| ©2012 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (91 minutes) : sound colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Palace Films : PAL122. |
| Based on the play Bashir Lazhar by Evelyne de la Chenelière. |
| Originally produced as as motion picture in 2011. |
| Special features: From stage to screen featurette; Interview with director Philippe Falardeau; Alice and Simon audition tapes; Bachir's story; Alice's report; Theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Directed by Philippe Falardeau. |
| Performers |
Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Brigitte Poupart, Danielle Proulx. |
| Summary |
"In Montreal a Year 6 class is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of their beloved teacher, Martine. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar, a 55 year-old Algerian immigrant, makes his way to the school and offers his services as a substitute teacher. Little by little, Lazhar comes to understand this motley but endearing group. Yet while the class begins to heal, nodody in the school is aware of Lazhar's painful past..." --Container. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; region 4 ; PAL ; anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
French dialogue ; English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Academy Award Nominee 2012, Sydney Film Festival 2012 Winner Audience Award, Locarno International Film Festival 2011 Winner Audience Award, |
| Subjects |
La Chenelière, Evelyne de, -- 1975- Film adaptations |
| Primary schools -- Drama |
| Teachers -- Drama |
| Suicide -- Drama |
| Grief -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Canada |
| Motion pictures, French |
| Foreign language films |
| Genre |
Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Film adaptations |
| Other Names |
Falardeau, Philippe author, director. |
| Fellag, 1950- actor. |
| Nélisse, Sophie actor. |
| Néron, Émilien actor. |
| Poupart, Brigitte actor. |
| Proulx, Danielle actor. |
| La Chenelière, Evelyne de, 1975- Bashir Lazhar Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Added Corporate Names |
Micro_Scope (Firm) production company. |
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