TUESDAY, MARCH 22

Reading Town Square Cinemas

In Association with the Consulate General of Canada

Salute to Canadian Producers Luc Dery and Kim McGraw

We are honored to be saluting two major Canadian producers—Luc Dery and Kim McGraw, who are scheduled to be introducing and discussing their Oscar nominated film from 2011—MONSIEUR LAHZAR; and their latest film MY INTERNSHIP IN CANADA (you pick):

Auditorium 8

Introduction at 4:00pm and 7:00pm

On Screen 4:15pm and 7:15pm (discussion follows both screenings)

Academy Award Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film

MONSIEUR LAHZAR

Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, 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. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great sensitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau follows a humble man who is ready to transcend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death.

Running Time: 94 Minutes

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, a disturbing image and brief language

PLEASE NOTE: MONSIEUR LAHZAR Is in French, English and Arabic with English Subtitles