Le havre is a 2011 comedydrama film produced, written, and directed by aki kaurismaki and starring andre wilms, kati outinen, jeanpierre darroussin and. May 21, 2011 aki kaurismakis le havre, pierre schoellers the minister and jeff nichols take shelter shared awards saturday at cannes from the fipresci intl. Europako gizonezko aktore onenaren saria 24th european film awards andre wilms european film award for best screenwriter 24th european film awards aki kaurismaki europako zuzendari onenaren saria 24th european film awards aki kaurismaki europako film. It is unrealistic in this day and age to focus on the poor and the elderly, to lift up the basic goodness of people, to criticize the inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants, and to show how we are all. It tells the story of a shoeshiner who tries to save an immigrant child in the french port city le havre.
The award for best first film went to djinn carrenards donoma. Five films tied for the secondmost nods, with four each. The oscar hotel is located in the heart of historical centre of le havre, listed as world heritage site by the unesco. Aki kaurismakis le havre wins louis delluc prize in. Le havre 2011 not rated 93 min comedy, drama 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. Best european film le havre 2011 hamburg film festival. In the french harbor city of le havre, fate throws young african refugee idrissa into the path of marcel marx, a wellspoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. Le havre premiered at the cannes film festival last year where it was a critical favorite. There is nothing cynical or cheap about it, it tells a good story with clear eyes and a level gaze, and it just plain makes you feel good. Again reteaming with cinematographer timo salminen, editor timo linnasalo and his usual ensemble of finnish and gallic actors, kaurismaki is clearly in his. Jul 31, 2012 kaurismaki has certainly not left bohemia behind entirely, like marcel has, but le havre is indeed a film that depicts the political and juridical stakes in contemporary europe in a far more straightforward, less attenuated manner than a film like the man without a past, or such pastiche works as juha 1999 or lights in the dusk 2006, which. Le havre is a 2011 comedydrama film produced, written, and directed by aki kaurismaki and starring andre wilms, kati outinen, jeanpierre darroussin and blondin miguel.
Kaurismakis le havre lands top jussi awards news screen. The next cine sale international film festival, organized by the association cine sale, will take place in le havre from wednesday october 18th to sunday october 22th. In 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 w. In 2011, le havre won the cannes critics prize though strangely missed out on other awards. Le havre has won many festivals, including chicago 2011, comes from a finnish auteur, yet let me suggest that smart children would especially like it. Aki kaurismakis le havre is finlands oscar bid awards daily. Nominee silver condor, best foreign film, not in the spanish language mejor pelicula extranjera aki. Its not just the rich, bourgeois, and poor in this film. This film has been embraced by so many types of film writers, critics and presenters mainstream, indie, cineaste, spiritual. With andre wilms, blondin miguel, jeanpierre darroussin, kati outinen. The european film academy unveiled its nominations this morning for the european film awards. It is unrealistic in this day and age to focus on the poor and the elderly, to lift up the basic goodness of people, to criticize the inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants, and to.
The nominations for the 17th annual lumiere awards essentially the french equivalent of the golden globes, as foreign press based in france select the best in french cinema were announced this morning, and amongst the names and titles on the list of honorees include our man, omar sy, and the film he stars in, intouchables, as well as aki kaurismakis french immigration dramedy le havre. Aki kaurismakis le havre wins louis delluc prize in paris. Aki kaurismakis le havre is finlands oscar bid awards. If youre cruise ship is docked in le havre but youve already done paris, consider an excursion to scenic honfleur for a more lowkey port day that still offers lots of cultural and historic. Apr 05, 2012 the movie is set in the port city of le havre, maybe summoning a distant ghost of latalante, and it has a solid, oldfashioned look. Le havre is located 50 kilometres 31 miles west of rouen on the shore of the english channel and at the mouth of the seine.
Sep 14, 2011 it was awarded best international film at the munich film festival as it continues to rack up international honors. In this warmhearted portrait of the french harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young. Winners will be announced during a december 3 ceremony in berlin. The artist, the kid with a bike, in a better world, the kings speech and le havre. Dec 16, 2011 the award for best first film went to djinn carrenards donoma. When an african boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of le havre, an aging shoe. Finnish director aki kaurismaki is once again at the top of his game with the drolly comic le havre, winner of the fipresci prize for best film at this years cannes film festival. Marcel marx, a former author and a wellknown bohemian, has retreated into a voluntary exile in the port city of le havre where he feels he has reached a closer rapport with the people serving them in the occupation of the honourable, but not too profitable, of a shoeshiner. Jul 05, 2011 the arri prize for best international film went to le havre, and tyrannosaur won the cinevision award, given to the best international debut film at this years festival. Snubbed by oscars, le havre sweeps finlands jussi awards. The movie is set in the port city of le havre, maybe summoning a distant ghost of latalante, and it has a solid, oldfashioned look. Directed by dominique abel, fiona gordon, bruno romy. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Dec 02, 2016 in 2011, le havre won the cannes critics prize though strangely missed out on other awards.
Le havre and tyrannosaur receive top accolades at the. Nov 05, 2011 the european film academy unveiled its nominations this morning for the european film awards. Le havre 2011 movie trailer hd chicago international film festival. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. Le havre took best film, best director and best original screenplay at last nights gala ceremony in helsinki. Le havre 2011 aki kaurismaki synopsis, characteristics. Apply the principle of the festival to have a strong link with the sea or water.
If the name aki kaurismaki doesnt mean anything to you, it should, and le havre may be the film to make it happen. If le havre advances to become one of the five nominees, this will be finlands second trip to the academy awards kaurismakis film the man without a past was nominated for best foreign language film in 2002. Nov 05, 2011 five films tied for the secondmost nods, with four each. I heard of aki from the title le havre, which starts off as a very charming but honest piece. Le havre is the maist populous commune in the hautenormandie region, although the total population o the greater le havre conurbation is smawer than that o rouen.
Kaurismaki gained his film education by sitting in. Omar sy, intouchables, le havre lead lumiere nominations. Le havre is set much farther south, in the french port. The bad and the good boys are generally discovered by the camera, which leaves, significantly, in off the figure of the pitiless chief of policy, and introduces in darkness the figure of the denouncer. Numerous roads link to le havre with the main access roads being the a29 autoroute from amiens and the a autoroute from paris linking to the a1 autoroute. Le havre essentially offers us the directors usual menu pokerfaced acting, weatherbeaten faces, political compassion, hyperstylized staging and decrepit barroom interiors lit con amore. Awards have been received per february 14th, 2012 from the following organisations. With dominique abel, fiona gordon, bruno romy, philippe martz. For carl dreyer, to film a miracle took a single shot. Located in the center of the city, in the heart of perrets triangle monumental incribed on the unesco world heritage list, hotel oscar was completly renovated by the architect vincent duteurtre and continued to grow throughout the years. Le havre is an optimist movie with a very dubious happy end.
Aki kaurismakis le havre, pierre schoellers the minister and jeff nichols take shelter shared awards saturday at cannes from the fipresci intl. Kaurismakis 16th feature concerns a young african refugee newcomer blondin miguel who is thrown by fate into the path of marcel marx andre wilms, a wellread bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. Marcel marx, a former author and a wellknown bohemian, has retreated into a voluntary exile in the port city of le havre, where he feels he has reached a closer rapport with the people serving them in the occupation of the honourable, but not too profitable, of a shoeshiner. It was awarded best international film at the munich film festival as it continues to rack up international honors. Paris awards season officially kicked off in france on friday when aki. Melancholia dominates european film awards nominations. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, marcel stands up to. The hotel has been entirely renovated in 2010 in a 50s style by the architect designer vincent duteurtre. Paris awards season officially kicked off in france on friday when aki kaurismakis le havre won the 69th annual louis. He has buried his dreams of a literary breakthrough and lives happily within the triangle of his favourite bar, his. Le havre is presented as an oasis of happy inclusiveness within a regimented, uniformed, legislated and suspicious world at large. Humanity and deadpan wit triumph in aki kauriskmakis magical tale of an aging bohemian shoeshine and a young african refugee. The arri prize for best international film went to le havre, and tyrannosaur won the cinevision award, given to the best international debut film at this years festival.
Apr 07, 2012 i n what he intends to be a trilogy of movies set in ports, the finnish moviemaker aki kaurismaki turns his affectionate, whimsical eye on the impoverished but generous folk of a rundown. 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. Awards snubbed by oscars, le havre sweeps finlands jussi awards. Each rooms are comfortably fitted with shower room, queen size beds, television and free wifi access. A hotel clerk searches all over le havre for the fairy who made two of his three wishes come true before disappearing. The 47th chicago international film festival recognized french. It is situatit in northwastren fraunce, on the richt bank o the mooth o the river seine on the inglis channel. In le havre, aki kaurismaki needs four shots to capture his and what an ordinary event it is. Best film toivon tuolla puolen 2017 hawaii international film festival.
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