Monsieur Lazhar
A film by Philippe Falardeau
Starring Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Brigitte Poupart
The story of an Algerian immigrant substitute teacher who brings emotional stability to a Montreal middle school class shaken by the suicide of their well-liked teacher.
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lazhar tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past.
This moving film features exquisite performances by Fellag and a stunning ensemble of child actors.
Quietly intelligent and respectable, much like its protag, pic has clear crowdpleaser appeal in the arthouse arena, as evidenced by its recent Locarno audience award win.
—Boyd van Hoeij, Variety
An intelligent, generally cheery comedy.
—indieWIRE
It’s an exquisite, humanistic and subtly topical work of cinema art that manages to keep the intimate, revelatory sensibility of a one-man play intact while fleshing out the characters and creating a very realistic and richly detailed school community.
—Globe & Mail
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Technical Information
- Production Year
- 2011
- Country of Production
- Canada
- Language
- French with English subtitles
Past Screenings (since April 2nd, 2009)
- Sunday, Aug 19, 2012
- 12:00pm
- Saturday, Aug 18, 2012
- 12:00pm
- Sunday, Jun 17, 2012
- 1:00pm
- Saturday, Jun 16, 2012
- 1:00pm
- Thursday, Jun 14, 2012
- 9:40pm · 4:45pm
- Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012
- 9:40pm · 4:45pm
- Monday, Jun 11, 2012
- 7:00pm
- Sunday, Jun 10, 2012
- 7:00pm · 2:00pm
- Saturday, Jun 9, 2012
- 9:40pm · 4:45pm
- Friday, Jun 8, 2012
- 7:00pm · 1:59pm
- Thursday, Jun 7, 2012
- 7:30pm
- Wednesday, Jun 6, 2012
- 7:30pm
- Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012
- 7:30pm
- Monday, Jun 4, 2012
- 7:30pm
- Sunday, Jun 3, 2012
- 7:30pm · 2:30pm
- Saturday, Jun 2, 2012
- 7:30pm · 2:30pm
- Friday, Jun 1, 2012
- 2:30pm
- Thursday, May 31, 2012
- 9:45pm · 7:30pm · 5:15pm
- Wednesday, May 30, 2012
- 9:45pm · 7:30pm · 5:15pm
- Tuesday, May 29, 2012
- 9:45pm · 7:30pm · 5:15pm
- Monday, May 28, 2012
- 9:45pm · 7:30pm · 5:15pm · 2:00pm
- Sunday, May 27, 2012
- 9:45pm · 7:30pm · 5:15pm · 2:00pm
- Saturday, May 26, 2012
- 9:45pm · 7:30pm · 5:15pm · 2:00pm
- Friday, May 25, 2012
- 9:45pm · 7:30pm · 5:15pm · 2:00pm
- Thursday, May 24, 2012
- 7:29pm
- Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- 9:30pm · 7:30pm
- Tuesday, May 22, 2012
- 7:30pm · 5:30pm
- Monday, May 21, 2012
- 9:35pm · 5:30pm
- Sunday, May 20, 2012
- 7:40pm · 5:40pm · 1:35pm
- Saturday, May 19, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:40pm · 3:35pm · 11:30am
- Friday, May 18, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:40pm · 3:35pm
- Thursday, May 17, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:45pm
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:45pm
- Tuesday, May 15, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:45pm
- Monday, May 14, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:45pm
- Sunday, May 13, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:44pm · 3:45pm · 1:45pm
- Saturday, May 12, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:44pm · 3:45pm · 1:45pm · 11:30am
- Friday, May 11, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:45pm · 3:45pm
- Thursday, May 10, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:20pm · 5:00pm
- Wednesday, May 9, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:20pm · 5:00pm
- Tuesday, May 8, 2012
- 9:40pm · 5:00pm
- Monday, May 7, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:20pm · 5:00pm
- Sunday, May 6, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:20pm · 5:00pm · 2:20pm
- Saturday, May 5, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:20pm · 5:00pm · 2:20pm
- Friday, May 4, 2012
- 9:40pm · 7:20pm · 5:00pm · 2:20pm
- Thursday, May 3, 2012
- 7:45pm · 5:40pm
- Wednesday, May 2, 2012
- 9:50pm · 7:45pm · 5:40pm
- Tuesday, May 1, 2012
- 9:50pm · 7:45pm · 5:40pm
- Monday, Apr 30, 2012
- 9:50pm · 7:45pm · 5:40pm
- Sunday, Apr 29, 2012
- 9:50pm · 7:45pm · 5:40pm · 3:35pm · 1:30pm
- Saturday, Apr 28, 2012
- 9:50pm · 7:45pm · 5:40pm · 3:35pm · 1:30pm
- Friday, Apr 27, 2012
- 9:50pm · 7:45pm · 5:40pm · 3:35pm · 1:30pm
See showtimes for all currently scheduled films.

