In the middle of a long, harsh winter, a whole city has been left without a voice. Mr. TV, ... more
a wicked ruthless man, is th sole owner of all the images that illustrate and breathe life into the city, as well as of an extensive chain of products that bear his personal seal. He is implementing a sinister, secret plan to subjugate all of the souls who live there forever more, and only a young girl, her father and a blind boy stand in his way
An enchanting allegory about the power of media and television La Antena (The Antenna) is ... more
set in a surrealistic snow covered city ruled by the sinister Mr TV. Being the owner of the city's only television channel Mr TV is carrying out a sinister secret plan to subject all of the city's inhabitants to his will forever more. La Antena is a visually stunning black and white near silent sci-fi film. Mysterious and haunting with echoes of Tim Burton and Terry Gilliam it is one of the cult hits of the year.
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Science Fiction - Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga - Original Language: Japanese - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Ayako Kawasumi, Fujiko Takimoto
Advantages: Opens your eyes to... Disadvantages: ...police brutality and racism in France
Blighty.
The film was released in 1995, and was a huge success in France, so much so that the (then) Prime Minster, Alain Juppé requested a private screening, he then instructed, actually it was more of an order than an instruction, his entire cabinet to watch it. The director went on to win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival Awards in 1996, but apparently the police guards present turned their backs on those involved with the film, as a protest to the way that they had portrayed police brutality in France.
Note, there are a couple of words in the plot that may need clarification or defining, as this is quite a colloquial (is that the right word? Please correct me if not) film, so certain words will be translated and explained in full after the Plot.
~Plot~
La Haine follows a day in the life of three banlieusards*, Vinz (Jew ...
tazzywazzy 21.03.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of La Haine (DVD)
Advantages: Superb acting, engaging storyline Disadvantages: Kassovitz is miscast as a skinhead
WHAT IS IT: La Haine is a French film - shot in black and white and released in 1995 - directed and written by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is in French with English subtitles and is around 90 minutes long. The film centres around 3 young men living on an impoverished housing estate in France. Vinz (Vincent Cassel), a French Jew, is full of rage at the injustices he is subjected to and the constant state of tension between the police and local youths in the aftermath of riots. Said is a talkative Maghrebin (French but of Moroccan/Algerian/Tunisian/Libyan/Mauritanian descent) who shares Vinz's dislike of the police but tries to keep the peace between everyone. Hubert is an Afro-French boxer and drug dealer who is philosophical about the situation he sees around him even when his gym gets burnt down during the riots. He suspects Vinz may have ...
jesperado77 29.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of La Haine (DVD)
Advantages: If you can force yourself to watch it you will enjoy this film. Disadvantages: Very few people will.
Overview
The tale of three friends in a Paris housing estate shortly after a great riot which has rocked Paris.
Review
This is certainly not the sort of film I normally watch or would look to buy myself. Its good to have an open mind though. Often in life, its when you do something slightly out of the usual, something you wouldn't normally do, that you experience something truelly wonderful. This is certainly the case with La Haine.
It premiered at the 1995 Cannes film festival were it won the best film prize before going on to win numerous other awards. These often seem to be prizes for grittiness to me, who can make the obscurest, least enticing film idea wins the prize. I suppose this is the case with La Haine. So what I'm apparantly saying is despite winning these awards this is still a good film.
La Haine follows three ...
thegoldencat 23.11.2008
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Every now and then, a knockout film comes along that reaffirms your faith in all things cinematic. Here's one such flick (Bizarre, 05/06/2008)
Unmissable (Empire, 05/06/2008)
Fabulous (Evening Standard, 05/06/2008)
Unlike anything else you will see all year (Film Review, 05/06/2008)
A refreshing one-off (Guardian, 05/06/2008)
The missing link between the films of Jean Cocteau, David Lynch and Michel Gondry... thrilling and enthralling (Independent, 05/06/2008)
The kind of surreal treat you might get if Terry Gilliam collaborated with Davids Lynch and Cronenberg... Wonderful (Independent on Sunday, 05/06/2008)
Overpoweringly exquisite... Fritz Lang meets Tim Burton (Metro, 05/06/2008)
This is a full-on experience, a 98-minute sweep through cinematic history, breathtaking in its audacity and imagination (Sight And Sound, 05/06/2008)
In Esteban Sapir's creepy sci-fi fantasy LA ANTENA, a TV station owner attempts to brainwash the city's entire populace into becoming his slaves. A deliciously dark take on the idea of Big Brother controlling our thoughts through subliminal messages.
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