"Le Havre"
Kaurismaki's new masterpiece..
By parasitesdontlisten, January 10, 2012
The film premiered at Cannes to largely positive reviews and is now in the mix for some awards heat as it has been elected as Finland's official entry for the Foreign Language Film category. However, it looks like Kaurismaki is just getting started on the themes he introduced in "Le Havre" as it's merely the first in a planned trilogy.
According to the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Kaurismaki revealed in an interview with movie magazine Filmihullu that he is planning to next shoot in Spain with the third installment to lens in Germany. For the director, who is largely set his films in and around Helsinki - with "Le Havre" taking place in France - it's certainly a big change of pace.
One of the true pleasures of "Le Havre" was the filmmaker's ability to approach the subject from a place of humanity and heart without any grandstanding or big speeches. "Le Havre" follows a simple man who assists in the plight of a young African boy trying to make it to his family in England, even while his wife is ill in hospital. The film is entertaining and hilarious on its own, but that undercurrent and quiet, emphatic compassion pushes it into the realm of something truly special. At any rate, any report of a brand new Kaurismaki film is one to savor, but with a promised return to this territory, it makes that prospect all the more exciting.
Here's the trailer.
According to the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Kaurismaki revealed in an interview with movie magazine Filmihullu that he is planning to next shoot in Spain with the third installment to lens in Germany. For the director, who is largely set his films in and around Helsinki - with "Le Havre" taking place in France - it's certainly a big change of pace.
One of the true pleasures of "Le Havre" was the filmmaker's ability to approach the subject from a place of humanity and heart without any grandstanding or big speeches. "Le Havre" follows a simple man who assists in the plight of a young African boy trying to make it to his family in England, even while his wife is ill in hospital. The film is entertaining and hilarious on its own, but that undercurrent and quiet, emphatic compassion pushes it into the realm of something truly special. At any rate, any report of a brand new Kaurismaki film is one to savor, but with a promised return to this territory, it makes that prospect all the more exciting.
Here's the trailer.
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