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Monsieur Lazhar Directed by Philippe Falardeau Produced by Luc Déry
Kim McCrawWritten by Philippe Falardeau Starring Monhamed Fellag Cinematography Ronald Plante Editing by Stéphane Lafleur Release date(s) 8 August 2011 (Locarno Film Festival) Running time 94 minutes Country Canada Language French Monsieur Lazhar is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau. The film has been selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards[1] and it won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]
Contents
Cast
- Mohamed Saïd Fellag as Bachir Lazhar
- Sophie Nélisse as Alice
- Émilien Néron as Simon
- Danielle Proulx as Mme Vaillancourt
- Brigitte Poupart as Claire Lajoie
- Jules Philip as Gaston
- Daniel Gadouas as M Gilbert Danis
- Louis Champagne as Concierge
- Seddik Benslimane as Abdelmalek
- Marie-Ève Beauregard as Marie-Frédérique
- André Robitaille as Commissionner
See also
- List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Canada taps Monsieur Lazhar for Oscar race". CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/09/21/monsieur-lazhar-foreign-language-oscar-submission.html. Retrieved -2011-09-21.
- ^ "TIFF: Awards 2011". tiff.net. http://tiff.net/thefestival/about/awards/awards2011. Retrieved -2011-09-28.
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.html. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
External links
Categories:- 2011 films
- Canadian films
- French-language films
- 2010s drama films
- Canadian drama films
- Quebec films
- Canadian film stubs
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