TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Tu or Vous? Forms of address and cultural understanding in Monsieur Lazhar
JO  - French Review
A1  - Tarte, K.B.
SP  - 51
EP  - 64
VL  - 87
IS  - 3
N2  - Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar (2011) depicts the arrival of an outsider at a Montreal primary school that has just been shocked by a beloved teacher's suicide. Bachir Lazhar, who presents himself as an experienced teacher from Algiers, must negotiate the confusing atmosphere of the troubled school. He is also dealing with disturbing memories from his own recent past. As the film follows the new teacher during the remainder of the academic year, it foregrounds the many things Lazhar does not understand: The school's rules and customs, the reasons for the teacher's suicide, and the particularities of the French spoken by its Quebecois staff and students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0016-111X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -