Now this one is an interesting one. When I read the synopsis I thought that
doesn't look so interesting but then I started watching it and quite frankly
this is one of the best French films I have seen of recent times.
The interaction between the young actress
Louane Emera and
Michel Blanc is superb, like an unexpected tango of sorts.
The backdrop to the whole story is set in Le Havre, a city which looks about
as enticing as a boil on someone's backside.
Maybe they picked out sections of the city which look less than glamorous or maybe the whole place is like that, no idea. But anyway it kind of added a dimension to the entire tale.
So what we have here is a story about social class and expectation and
possibilities and the inability of one to see what happens in the other. The famous
phrase, the other half and see how they live.
It could be also construed that this film is entirely designed to recruit people into the
legal profession. Because it has got that in this as well, which is kind of weird. Never
have I seen a film before promoting the legal profession as a good avenue for young working
class people.
Anyway, it is mostly a human tale about an older guy and a younger woman dealing
with their problems which are very different by design since they belong to a completely different stratum of society. And also have different pressure points in their lives. Very, very good. Very warm.
Makes you feel, at the end, like you have been treated to a tale of morality and positivity. Not often, you can say this at the end of a film these days.
Highly recommended.
