SummaryIn this warmhearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, 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 unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A... Read More
Directed By:Aki Kaurismäki
Written By:Aki Kaurismäki
Le Havre
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
82
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
12% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Dec 8, 2011
100
Le Havre is a playful parable that conveys profound truths about compassion, humility and sacrifice. It offers proof that miracles do happen - especially in Kaurismaki's lyrically hardscrabble neighborhood.
Oct 17, 2011
91
With its bouncy soundtrack, deadpan humor and good-natured disposition, Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's Le Havre is an endearing affair.
User score
Generally Favorable
83% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
9% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
9% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Jan 1, 2014
8
Le Havre Janus Films Release Date: Oct 21, 2011 Summary Critic Reviews User Reviews Details & Credits Trailers & Videos User Score 7.1 Generally favorable reviewsbased on 20 Ratings User score distribution: Positive: 17 out of 20 Mixed: 1 out of 20 Negative: 2 out of 20 Review this movie Your Score 0 There is a 150 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content.
Aug 29, 2012
8
Told in a simple way by mostly non actors this little gem resolutely sets out a humanistic fable of our times. It gently hammers away at the theme: "we are our brother's keepers" Don't look for a great script, or much acting, or any sophistication. It is what it is. Even the Christian right might find it's theme uncomfortably Christ like. A man does good and is rewarded with a miracle. Warning check your cynicism at the door, or at your DVD Play button.
Nov 10, 2011
88
The achievement of this movie is that Kaurismäki manages the seemingly impossible task of making a farce about farces. In other words, this is a very good movie in quotation marks and a very good movie.
Nov 10, 2011
80
Le Havre is a small bit of movie magic, a story that plays more as a fable even as it deals with something as topical as immigration.
Nov 3, 2011
67
The film is really a story about community and how it unites for something it deems important. But more, it is a story about mood and tone. Kaurismäki's mordant humor – part verbal, part visual – remains intact.
Aug 7, 2014
5
I agree with everydayscholar. This film is so bad that I went through it asking myself who financed this **** in the first place. Bad acting, bad direction and a subject that must be treated three times a year in European cinema (an old man takes a little boy under his wing). Avoid it.
Aug 4, 2012
0
Created a metacritic account just to tell you that if you want to see a comedy, or even a drama, this is not for you. The acting is completely stiff, there is no human emotion at all. The most emotion comes from a completely unnecessary 5 minute long concert scene from Little Bob. I don't understand the high ratings. Poor directing, poor acting, could care less about the story. Objectively bad.
Production Company:
- Sputnik
- Pyramide Productions
- Pandora Filmproduktion
- Arte France Cinéma
- ZDF/Arte
- Finnish Film Foundation
- Canal+
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Yleisradio (YLE)
- CinéCinéma
- ARTE
- Région Haute-Normandie
- Pôle Image Haute-Normandie
Release Date:Oct 21, 2011
Duration:1 h 43 m
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Awards
Jussi Awards
• 6 Wins & 9 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
European Film Awards
• 4 Nominations
