Monsieur Lazhar is a film that takes place in Québec, Canada. Photo courtesy of quebeccite/Instagram. Welcome back to another issue of Your Movie Mage, where I discuss underrated movies across genres.

It’s difficult doing what “Monsieur Lazhar”does, conveying the delicate reality of human emotions in a way that engages without being overdone, but this French-language Canadian film makes ...

When the outstanding Canadian film, Monsieur Lazhar, opens in several American cities this week, it may restart conversations about an always touchy topic. Immigration remains one of the hot ...

Within the context of the film, that might be a doomed enterprise. But he's one of the best teacher role models I've ever seen. Monsieur Lazhar, the character and the film, are heart-rending.

That’s the bare-bones structure of “Monsieur Lazhar,” a quiet little French Canadian film that was nominated for the best foreign language film Academy Award. But there’s much more ...

FILM REVIEW: Canada's foreign-language submission ... By Stephen Farber NIne-year-old Emilien Neron turns in a powerful performance. Lazhar opens with a quietly shocking image.

takes you by surprise -- and that goes for both the movie and the man ... of strong turns from child actors Sophie Nélisse “Monsieur Lazhar,” which was nominated for an Oscar as best foreign ...

Monsieur Lazhar is a French Canadian film, a bittersweet comedy about an Algerian immigrant who gently moves into the role of teacher and comforter for a grief-stricken class of middle-school ...

ABU DHABI — The fifth Abu Dhabi Film Festival bowed Thursday with “Monsieur Lazhar,” Canada’s entry for foreign-language Oscar consideration. While there are some changes to the event ...

Yet as remarkable as the film is – Monsieur Lazhar was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language film – there also remains the nagging wish that writer/director Philippe Falardeau had ...

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Director Philippe Falardeau’s new film, Monsieur Lazhar, presents various lives with seemingly few similarities forced to deal with tragedy in ways that are remarkably and movingly similar.