Le Havre (2011)

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

Director:

Aki Kaurismäki

Writer:

Aki Kaurismäki

Stars:

André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

15 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
André Wilms	...	Marcel Marx
Kati Outinen	...	Arletty
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Monet
Blondin Miguel	...	Idrissa
Elina Salo	...	Claire
Evelyne Didi	...	Yvette
Quoc Dung Nguyen	...	Chang (as Quoc-Dung Nguyen)
Laïka	...	Laïka - Dog
François Monnié	...	Epicier
Little Bob	...	Little Bob (as Roberto Piazza)
Pierre Étaix	...	Docteur Becker
Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Le dénonciateur
Vincent Lebodo	...	Francis
Umban U'kset	...	Mahamat Saleh
Patrick Bonnel	...	Le directeur du centre de rétention

Storyline

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

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Plot Keywords:

shoe shiner | container | charity event | migrant camp | ill wife | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [de]

Country:

Finland France Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 September 2011 (Germany)

Also Known As:

El puerto

Filming Locations:

Impasse Réal, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France

Box Office

Budget:

€3,850,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$26,363 (USA) (21 October 2011)

Gross:

$611,709 (USA) (13 April 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sputnik, Pyramide Productions, Pandora Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Finland's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012.

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Quotes

Marcel Marx: L'argent circule au crepuscule.

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.14 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Libero"
Written by Little Bob (as Roberto Piazza)
Performed by Little Bob

User Reviews

Le Havre is a warmly felt drama with subtle humor.

Protagonist is Marcel Marx, A Shoeshiner, who makes a peaceful living with his wife Arletty and a dog Laika in city of Le Havre. He incidentally meets an African boy, Idrissa, who is being sought by French authorities as illegal immigrant. Marcel opens his doors to the boy and helps him make his way to join his mother across the water in London.

Despite the complication of Arletty's terminal illness, about which Marcel is not aware, the snooping of grim-faced inspector Monet, and the machinations of the neighborhood snitch, with the help of neighbors and friends that Marcel was deeply in debt to forgive everything for Idrissa, Marcel tries to help the boy.

Kudos to Aki Kaurismäki, the director of Le Havre, for his directorial talent he has exhibited in this movie. No loose ends, characterization and usage of every character is excellent and has kept it very simple by all means.

Once in while you get to watch such an optimistic film that shows love, respect and tolerance for one another in a very simple and practical manner.

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