[YEP-DC] Monsieur Lazhar Opening at Landmark E Street Cinema Friday!

Hi everyone,

I would like to bring everyone's attention to a fantastic movie that is coming out this Friday, April 27 at the Landmark E Street Cinema. It touches upon a topic not often addressed in education policy - the powerful teacher-student relationship and how teachers and school administrators play an important role in helping students deal with grief. I have had the pleasure of seeing this movie previously, and highly recommend it to everyone. It was also an Oscar-nominee for Best Foreign Language film! Please help me spread the news and send the following attachment and email to friends and family who may be interested.

Thanks,
Mary

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Monsieur Lazhar

In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher. Quickly hired to replace the deceased, he finds himself in an establishment in crisis, while going through his own personal tragedy.

The cultural gap between Bachir and his class is made immediately apparent when he gives them a dictation exercise that is beyond their reach. Little by little, Bachir learns to better know this group of shaken but endearing kids, among whom are Alice and Simon, two charismatic pupils particularly affected by their teacher's death. While the class goes through the healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful past; nor do they suspect that he is at risk of being deported at any moment.

Adapted from "Bashir Lazhar," a play by Evelyne de la Chenelière, MONSIEUR LAZHAR depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. After CONGORAMA and IT'S NOT ME, I SWEAR!, Philippe Falardeau returns to the socially engaged filmmaking that marked his beginnings with THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE FRIDGE. Using great sensitivity and humor, the filmmaker follows a humble man who is ready to transcend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death.

 

The Landmark E Street Cinema is located at 555 11^th Street NW, Washington, DC (entrance on E Street). Purchase tickets here.

 

 

94 minutes

In French with English subtitles

Rated PG-13

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