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Le Havre

Le Havre
  • 4 stars)
  • 2011
  • Finland/France/Germany
  • 93 min
  • PG
  • Directed by: Aki Kaurismaki
  • Cast: Andre Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Jean-Pierre Leaud

In the dismal seaport of Le Havre, elderly shoe-shiner Marcel (Wilms) attempts to help a young African immigrant boy to cross the Channel to a better life. Kaurismaki’s inimitable sense of grim comedy is as sharp as ever, and the glorious Technicolor style bestows dignity on his beloved underclass.

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The Belmont
49 Belmont Street
Aberdeen, AB10 1JF
Box office: 01224 343536
Phone: 01224 343534
Eden Court Theatre
Bishop's Road
Inverness, IV3 5SA
Box office: 01463 234234
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Le Havre

Le Havre
19 Mar 20124 stars

Aki Kaurismaki's French language debut is a grimly funny working class drama

(PG) 93min Migrating south to shoot his latest feature in France seems to have lightened the mood of the Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki, whose brand of deadpan humour has previously proved to be the key in crafting a series of delightfully…

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