In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
André Wilms Kati Outinen Jean-Pierre Darroussin Blondin Miguel Elina Salo Evelyne Didi Quoc Dung Nguyen François Monnié Roberto Piazza Pierre Étaix Jean-Pierre Léaud Vincent Lebodo Umban U'kset Patrick Bonnel Ilkka Koivula Myriam "Mimie" Piazza Luce Vigo Valérie Caron Jérôme Boyer Jean-Luc Guion-Firmin Pierre Morineau Johann Rioux Julien Flematti Éric Duteil Corinne Belet Dominique Lepagne Anne Lizy Pierre Richards Loïc Jamet Show All…
El Havre: el puerto de la esperanza, 르 아브르, Miracolo a Le Havre, El Havre, Mannen från Le Havre, Гавр, Umut Limanı, Το Λιμάνι της Χάβρης, חוף מבטחים, O Porto, Kikötői történet, Хавър, 勒阿弗尔, Miraklet I Le Havre, Człowiek z Hawru, Havras, 溫心港灣, Le Havre - sadamalinn, ル・アーヴルの靴みがき
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I just love simple stories about people who help other people with an unrealistic touch of directorial magic, just enough to remind me that what I'm watching is life, transcended.
very enjoyable, instantly a fan of how colorful and perfectly framed his shots are. thought i was over my primary colors phase but apparently not. also wish more movies these days had big bright lights pointed at the actors in broad daylight, looks so good. i can’t believe this is from 2011?? love the sense of humor too. was the little bob thing supposed to be funny because…i mean. characters were a little too wooden at times but i dug it for the most part. last thing i’ll say is it’s exciting to know that based on this i can tell at least ONE of his movies is probably gonna be my favorite thing ever 🟥🟨🟦
Le Havre feels like a feel good modern fairy tale, except real fairy tales would never take on themes as heavy and painfully real as immigration. With his trademark of gorgeously retro style and socially relevant messages, Aki Kaurismäki here created another one of his mesmerizing social study where goodness is ultimately rewarded and appreciated.
Chronicling the unexpected friendship between an impoverished French shoeshiner and an African refugee boy on the run, Le Havre is a vigorous, sensationalized celebration of the goodness in humanity when the real world is not nearly as welcoming as depicted here. Kaurismäki presented the stark differences between those two existences while highlighting the shared human hardship that eventually connects the duo. The spontaneous, even borderline…
Whose idea was it to read Kafka to a dying woman
Shoeshiner Marcel (André Wilms) tries to help an immigrant child stranded in his port city evade the authorities and find safety, in Aki Kaurismäki‘s comedy-drama co-starring Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Blondin Miguel, Évelyne Didi and Jean-Pierre Léaud.
I haven’t seen any of Kaurismäki’s work before, but his minimalist, retro style is really memorable and distinctive, adding a lot to the fairly straightforward story. The tone is deliberately restrained and laidback, which gives the character interactions space to breathe, avoiding melodramatic moments for a more understated way of telling the story.
The characters are treated with lots of empathy and warmth, never looked down on or played for laughs, and Kaurismäki seems to have great affection and compassion for the foibles…
The bad news: Kaurismäki is no longer the irreverent, refreshing and absurdist Finnish auteur we knew.
The good news: He still delivers.
Le Havre is possibly Kaurismäki's most accessible film. It presents a French contemporary setting completely seasoned with Nouvelle Vague characters, from the way they talk and behave, to the way they dress. You travel right back to the late 60s and 70s, but you don't. The film presents a dramatic plot told in the most unusual of ways, with some depressing punches to the face which effect is softened by discreet comedic relief, in case the feature was not accessible enough. For any reason(s) that may be discovered through the personal interpretation of the viewer, the director gives…
“Were you crying?”
“No.”
“Good, it won’t help.”
I believe in a world where most people are extremely empathetic and caring. I believe in a world where most human beings don’t care more about money exchanging stock market commerce than the most lowlife wretch among us.
I don’t understand why supporters of the right want to ‘own the libs’ and why anyone wants to embrace the idea of a nation state. I don’t understand why we allow a pretend thing like money to emotionally and spiritually wreck us. I don’t understand why people let their religions become a dog leash for the power elite to walk these rightwing ideologues to wherever the elite need them to go.
I have hatred…
fell in love with this. absolutely caught myself in a trance just staring at the detailed and utterly vivid colors of Aki Kaurismaki work. a great, great film about humanity, showing themes of empathy and the connection of humans. a powerful message about immigration and the impending refugee crisis, and what the many cruel jurisdictions are that exist within it.
an artistically crafted film that uses its bright and lovely colors to combat a harsh and cruel reality about humanity's detachment from such problems. love Aki Kaurismaki now, and feel deeply hungry for more of his work.
Many years ago, I spent a few days in the Deauville / Le Havre area of Normandy with business and while there was struck by the beauty of the place. Kind people, the home of Calvados (if you've not, you really should!) and the 'Pont de Normandie' - one of the most astonishing cable bridges in the world. I know, I know... it's a bridge... well, for the engineering types out there I'm sure it'll tickle your fancy.
Anyhoo, Aki Kaurismäki's vision of Le Havre is certainly also a reality. This is a town, like many port towns across the world where the politicians continue to attempt to control the movement of people who are often coming from places filled…
A former author now shoeshiner helps an illegal immigrant escape from the police, while dealing with other aspects of his life.
While the film lacks many of the irreverence that made its director such a household name, it still has a lot of charm and heart that's simply hard to ignore. There's a level of whimsy that impregnates the whole movie, and its totally infectious. Most of this is thanks to some of the good performances. However, nothing stands out the most as the cinematography. Jeez! Talking about color, the texture and use of blue and some of the blacks here are fantastic. This, along with the production design, makes of this one of the most beautiful movies out there.…
After watching this I told my wife, “Now that’s the life I want: a life of simple comforts in a village by the sea. A cute little pub. Stands selling baguettes and fresh produce. A tight-knit klatch of co-conspirators.”
She asked, “Isn’t that basically the life you have?”
“I suppose,” I sighed, “but it’s not staged or lit nearly as well.”
Aki Kaurismäki made a movie based in France? That's a huge W
Love the simplistic & deadpan vibes that didn't take it too seriously that seemingly appears in every Aki Kaurismäki's films. Surprisingly i found this movie to be hilarious at some points. The story is simple, an underage immigrant African boy named Idrissa arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre and runaway. And after that, an elder named Marcel Marx found the little boy, takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home to hide the boy so he wouldn't get caught by police
I do enjoy the simple & straightforward storytelling here. I do think the cinematography is also amazing in capturing the seemingly…
