Monsieur Lazhar's guest appearances

Monsieur Lazhar

Spoiler Alert Radio

The Royal Canadian Movie Podcast

Film Festival reViews

Bill Plympton

Margaret Brown

Signe Baumane

Nick Prueher

Jane Fonda

Hans Zimmer

Patrick Smith

Julius Onah

William Shatner

Lee Daniels

Tom Quinn

Sean Baker

James Foley

Ray Kurzweil

Chris Gill

OwlTail

Read the description on Netflix of this gem of a film and you might mistake this heartwarming drama for a total bummer. Luckily actress, voice over performer, coach and singer Sunday Muse brought us the 2011, Oscar Nominee Monsieur Lazhar.This movie is so good. Subtle, poignant and reflective, with just the right dose of humour. We’re excited for you to discover it if you haven’t yet. For our part, we’re going to talk about Philippe Falardeau’s interest in making stories about immigrants, translating one-man-shows into full fleshed out films, and Sunday brings amazing insight into the capacity of children for accessing their emotions.Monsieur Lazhar is available on Netflix in Canada and on streaming services across the world.

Read the description on Netflix of this gem of a film and you might mistake this heartwarming drama for a total bummer. Luckily actress, voice over performer, coach and singer Sunday Muse brought us the 2011, Oscar Nominee Monsieur Lazhar.This movie is so good. Subtle, poignant and reflective, with just the right dose of humour. We’re excited for you to discover it if you haven’t yet. For our part, we’re going to talk about Philippe Falardeau’s interest in making stories about immigrants, translating one-man-shows into full fleshed out films, and Sunday brings amazing insight into the capacity of children for accessing their emotions.Monsieur Lazhar is available on Netflix in Canada and on streaming services across the world.

126: Monsieur Lazhar (2011) with Sunday Muse

Ronald Plante

Ronald has worked on several TV series and documentaries in Quebec and a variety of feature films based out of Quebec. Ronald's feature film work as a cinematographer includes: The Far Side of the Moon, Master Key, Funkytown, and the Oscar nominated Monsieur Lazhar. Monsieur Lazhar is about an Algerian immigrant who is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment.

<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686656" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ronald</a> has worked on several TV series and documentaries in Quebec and a variety of feature films based out of Quebec. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686656" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ronald's</a> feature film work as a cinematographer includes: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352332" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Far Side of the Moon</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234432" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Master Key</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981286" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Funkytown</a>, and the <a href="http://oscar.go.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oscar</a> nominated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011971" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monsieur Lazhar</a>. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011971" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monsieur Lazhar</a> is about an Algerian immigrant who is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment.

Ronald Plante - French Canadian Cinematographer - The Far Side of the Moon, Master Key, Funkytown, and Monsieur Lazhar

Quebec director, Philippe Falardeau stunned during the screening at Sundance Film Festival, as his film, Monsieur Lazhar, was nominated for an Academy Award  (Best Foreign Film).

Nominated Best Foreign Film Monsieur Lazhar EP085