Synopsis
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, 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 tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
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Cast
- André WilmsMarcel Marx
- Kati OutinenArletty
- Jean-Pierre DarroussinMonet
- Blondin MiguelIdrissa
- Elina SaloClaire
- Evelyne DidiYvette
- Quoc Dung NguyenChang
- LaïkaLaïka
- François MonniéGreengrocer
- Roberto PiazzaLittle Bob
Recommendations
- 91
IndieWire
With its bouncy soundtrack, deadpan humor and good-natured disposition, Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's Le Havre is an endearing affair. - 88
Slant Magazine
For Carl Dreyer, to film a miracle took a single shot; for Bruno Dumont, a whole film. In Le Havre, Aki Kaurismäki needs four shots to capture his - and what an ordinary event it is! - 80
Variety
Mixing together some of helmer Aki Kaurismaki's favorite Gallic and Finnish thesps with a few newbies, Le Havre feels like a welcoming family reunion. - 80
Village Voice
Le Havre is utopian precisely because it shows everything as it is not. - 80
Wall Street Journal
Le Havre stands on its own fragile but considerable merits. - 80
The New York Times
A stylized and sentimental fairy tale about the way the world might be, grounded in a frank recognition of the way it is. - 75
New York Post
Le Havre is warm-hearted and uplifting, without being schmaltzy or preachy. And, with its illegal-alien theme, it's dead-on timely. - 67
The A.V. Club
Kaurismäki has a narrow vision, disarming and sweet, yet utterly predictable, and there's little distinction between the films he's directing today and the films he directed 30 years ago. They have the wrong kind of timelessness.
