Le Havre, 2011
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Origin: Finland | France | Germany
Language: French
Running time: 93 min
This comedic drama relates the poignant tale of a young immigrant African boy arriving destitute in the French port of Le Havre, where he's eventually taken under the wing of a former Bohemian writer who now chooses to shine shoes for a living. (from Netflix.com)
U.S. box office: $611,709
Watch the trailer on IMDB.
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Review of last week's film ("How I Ended the Summer", 3.5 stars)
Steven says: Beautifully and starkly shot, this film about isolation and generational differences keeps the viewer tightly wound without all the sound and special effects of other modern thrillers. Two simple decisions, one from each character, start a chain reaction of events that eventually lead the script a little too far astray. But the point is still clear: misunderstandings can lead to fear, which can lead us to do some pretty stupid and messed up things. And it all starts from a omission of information.
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