Le Havre
In this warmhearted comic yarn from Aki Kaurismäki, fate throws the young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a kindly old bohemian who shines shoes for a living in the French harbor city Le Havre. With inborn optimism and the support of his tight-knit community, Marcel stands up to the officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic French cinema of the past, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight and one of the Finnish director’s finest films.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Aki Kaurismäki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New interview with actor André Wilms
- Footage from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, including a press conference and a French television interview with cast and crew
- Finnish television interview with actress Kati Outinen from 2011
- Concert footage of Little Bob, the musician featured in the film
- Trailer
- PLUS: A new essay by film critic Michael Sicinski and a 2011 conversation between Kaurismäki and film historian Peter von Bagh
New cover by Manuele Fior
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Aki Kaurismäki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New interview with actor André Wilms
- Footage from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, including a press conference and a French television interview with cast and crew
- Finnish television interview with actress Kati Outinen from 2011
- Concert footage of Little Bob, the musician featured in the film
- Trailer
- PLUS: A new essay by film critic Michael Sicinski and a 2011 conversation between Kaurismäki and film historian Peter von Bagh
New cover by Manuele Fior
Cast
- André Wilms
- Marcel Marx
- Kati Outinen
- Arletty
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin
- Monet
- Blondin Miguel
- Idrissa
- Elina Salo
- Claire
- Evelyne Didi
- Yvette
- Quoc-Dung Nguyen
- Chaing
- Laika
- Laika
- François Monnié
- Grocer
- Roberto Piazza, a.k.a. Little Bob
- Little Bob
- Pierre Etaix
- Dr. Becker
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Accuser
- Luce Vigo
- Sandwich vendor
Credits
- Director
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Photographed by
- Timo Salminen
- Sound
- Tero Malmberg
- Art direction
- Wouter Zoon
- Costumes
- Fred Cambier
- Makeup
- Valérie Théry-Hamel
- Editing
- Timo Linnasalo
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