Monsieur Lazhar

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Movie
German title Monsieur Lazhar
Original title Monsieur Lazhar
Country of production Canada
original language French
Publishing year 2011
length 94 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Philippe Falardeau
script Philippe Falardeau
production Luc Déry
Kim McCraw
music Martin Léon
camera Ronald Plante
cut Stéphane Lafleur
occupation

Monsieur Lazhar is a Canadian fictional film directed by Philippe Falardeau in 2011. The screenplay is based on the play Bashir Lazhar by Évelyne de la Chenelière . The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Foreign Language Film in 2012 . The film started in Germany on April 12, 2012.

action

A young teacher hangs herself in the classroom of an elementary school in Montreal . Shortly afterwards, Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, introduces himself to the school principal and applies for the vacancy. Without carefully checking his details, she hires him. Nobody knows that he himself suffered a severe blow of fate. His wife and daughters were killed in an attack in Algeria. He is even threatened with deportation because the responsible authorities doubt that he would actually be in danger in Algeria. Only when the Algerian police confirmed some time later that Bachir's family was not an accidental but a targeted attack did he get a permanent residence permit.

At the beginning there are some friction points between Bachir and his students due to the cultural differences. But little by little he can win the trust of the students. Against the instructions of the school management, who employs a psychologist especially for this topic, he also lets the children talk about the suicide of the teacher in class. In particular for Alice and Simon, who were particularly traumatized because they saw the dead teacher, Bachir's more open, but also determined approach to the subject proves to be beneficial.

But not all parents are enthusiastic about Bachir's teaching methods. And when it is finally revealed that he has never been a teacher, he has to say goodbye to the class.

Reviews

David Kleingers wrote on Spiegel Online that Falardeau showed "without false sentimentality", "how the drawn children and the mentally damaged Lazhar learn to support one another". His film “en passant” outclasses all known maudlin drama, because instead of proclaiming an edifying message in grand gestures and words, “Monsieur Lazhar” gives the characters and the audience space in his closely observed scenes to develop their own view of the essentials ".

The film service judged that the film observed "casually and soberly" the "difficult process of approaching the teacher with his class and his colleagues, but also the processing of drastic experiences of loss". He draws his tension "from the sensitive, dramaturgically skilful illumination of the characters, whose stories you gradually get an insight into".

Christina Bylow delivered another film review under the title Too good for school. The Canadian feature film "Monsieur Lazhar".

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Monsieur Lazhar . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2012 (PDF; test number: 132 485 K).
  2. ^ Age rating for Monsieur Lazhar . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ David Kleingers: School drama "Monsieur Lazhar": respect for this teacher! In: Spiegel Online. April 13, 2012, accessed January 10, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Monsieur Lazhar. In: filmdienst.de. Retrieved January 10, 2016 (short review).
  5. ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau, April 11, 2012
  6. ^ Locarno Film Festival 2011 - the winners. In: critic.de. Retrieved January 10, 2016 .