Philippe Falardeau discusses adapting Joanna Rakoff's book and working with Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver.
Falardeau's film opens Berlin on Feb. 20.
We've cleared off some space on That Shelf for our 100 of our favourite movies of the decade. We continue with a look back at 2011 on film!
This week at the video store we look at the much lauded Canadian film Monsieur Lazhar , the cult smash The Raid: Redemption , a look at the life of Bob Marley, the third season of Community , Ewan McGregor in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen , and Christian Bale in the Chinese film The Flowers of War .
Canadians have been abuzz that one of their own has made its way to a nomination on film’s grandest stage, and rightfully so. Director Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar takes the well worn template of an inspirational teacher movie and creates something far grander out of a type of film that often lends itself to grandstanding and speeches.