Le Havre

PG

Shot on 35mm, Le Havre tells the story of shoeshiner Marcel Marx, a bohemian at heart, whose mundane life changes when his wife Arletty becomes seriously ill, and a young African immigrant gets stranded in the French port city. Fearing deportation, Idrissa finds refuge with the tight-knit community that surrounds Marcel, including his dog Laika.

Kaurismäki’s second French-language film is a teal-tinged masterpiece that raises serious political issues, with a languorous, wry bow neatly wrapped around it.

To celebrate Finnish Independence Day (6th December) we accompany this film with some Scandi inspired treats by local family business Koivu.

Along with Le Havre, we will be screening Dogs Have No Hell (10mins), a short film that Kaurismäki made as part of Nicolas McClintock's project Ten Minutes Older, featuring work from fifteen different directors. Contrary to the title, there are unfortunately no dogs featured in this film.

This screening is in association with local event organisers and film production company Milk Teeth Productions.