“Monsieur Lazhar”: a gentleman and a scholar [MOVIE REVIEW]
Beloved Algerian actor Fallag stars as . Photo courtesy of Music Box Films A much-loved teacher at a Montreal middle school has hung herself in her classroom leaving nothing but questions and a hole in the heart of her young students, especially Simon, who discovered her, and Alice who ventured to look. In need of emotional guidance and a new teacher, Bashir Lazhar appears, seemingly out of nowhere, announcing that he knows there is a staff opening and that he is well-qualified to fill it. Claiming to have been a teacher for 20 years in Algeria and a permanent Canadian resident, he leaves his CV with Mrs. Vaillancourt, the principal, and awaits her call – which comes forthwith. Expecting more from his students than they are presently prepared to give, both sides of the equation begin the slow adjustment process that will result in enormous emotional and academic growth. But despite the so-called new approach to education and counseling, the administration is rigid in their belief that the children are doing just fine after the trauma of their teacher’s death. Lazhar, however, witnessing how the students act out, retreat into solitude or clamor for attention, knows full well that…
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