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Fate throws the young African refugee, Idrissa, into the path of Marcel Marx, a kindly bohemian who shines shoes for a living, in the French harbor city Le Havre. With inborn optimism and the support of most of his tight-knit community, Marcel stands up to the officials doggedly pursuing the boy for...

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Main Author: Little Bob, 1945- (Composer, Performer, Actor)
Corporate Authors: Sputnik Oy (Firm), Pyramide Productions (Firm), Pandora Film (Firm), Arte France cinéma (Firm), ZDF/Arte (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Kaurismäki, Aki, 1957- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), Vonier, Fabienne (Producer), Brundig, Reinhard (Producer), Salminen, Timo, 1952- (Cinematographer), Linnasalo, Timo (Film editor), Zoon, Wouter (Designer), Cambier, Frédéric (Actor), Wilms, André (Actor), Outinen, Kati, 1961- (Actor), Darroussin, Jean-Pierre (Actor), Miguel, Blondin (Actor), Salo, Elina, 1936- (Actor), Didi, Evelyne (Actor), Nguyẽ̂n, Quó̂c Dũng (Actor), Monnié, François (Actor), Etaix, Pierre, 1928- (Actor), Léaud, Jean-Pierre, 1944- (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:French
Language Notes:French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Criterion Collection, 2012.
Edition:Director approved Blu-ray special ed.
Series:Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 619.
Subjects:
Shoe shiners > France > Le Havre > Drama.
Illegal aliens > France > Le Havre > Drama.
Refugees > France > Drama.
Deportation > Drama.
France > Emigration and immigration > Drama.
Africa > Emigration and immigration > Drama.
Le Havre (France) > Drama.
Foreign films.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:Fate throws the young African refugee, Idrissa, into the path of Marcel Marx, a kindly bohemian who shines shoes for a living, in the French harbor city Le Havre. With inborn optimism and the support of most of his tight-knit community, Marcel stands up to the officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Special features: new interview with actor André Wilms; footage from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, including a press conference and a French television interview with cast and crew; Finnish television interview with actress Kati Outinen from 2011; concert footage of Little Bob, the musician featured in the film; trailer; plus: a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sicinski and a 2011 conversation between Kaurismäki and film historian Peter von Bagh.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages ; illustrations ; 16 cm.)
Format:Blu-ray disc; Region A; widescreen presentation (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Timo Salminen ; editor, Timo Linnasalo ; production designer, Wouter Zoon ; costume designer, Fred Cambier.
ISBN:9781604656053
1604656050