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La Haine (Special Edition) [DVD] [1995] |
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Staring:
Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kounde, Said Taghmaoui
Director:
Mathieu Kassovitz
Average Customer Rating: 
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £3.99
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Amazon.co.uk Review
La Haine is an angry, anti-authoritarian French film that concerns three young guys (a Jew, an Arab, a black) who decide to take on the police after a friend is brutally beaten. There isn't much going on in this black and white drama beyond its violence (which can be pretty hard to watch, such as an interrogation scene that incorporates torture) and gritty observations of wayward youths hanging out on the fringes of Paris. Certainly, there isn't much in the way of insight, and director Mathieu Kassovitz seems to have absorbed more of the excesses of America's independent film scene, especially Spike Lee at his most indulgent, than its blessings. But if it's edge and rawness you want, this has it--with subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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 "...This isn't EuroDisney", 2009-10-19
With a film title which translates as "hatred" you expect something quite powerful from this French modern cinema classic...
Set during a period of social unrest, to a backdrop of riots and a culture of 'us and them' between the police and a disillusioned youth - three friends find themselves slap bang in the middle of it all. The friends find their relationship tested by differing views; Vinz is fuelled by rage - he's a coiled spring and seems to thrive on the chaos, Hubert wants to better himself and get away from the downtrodden urban development area - he's a thinker, a man who sees the futility in the rioting, and then there's Saïd who doesn't seem to know where to direct his frustration in life.
The film takes place during the course of one day where the young tearaways spend a day reflecting on recent events and dealing with them in their own way, it's a day which will resonate for a long time. The relationship between the three is strained as the difference in their attitudes becomes obvious and it becomes apparent that they are destined to take different paths through life.
This is a politically loaded film but it doesn't promote any side as morally virtuous. Instead we hear about the abusive tyranny of the police, and then see that contrasted with a helpful police officer trying his best to keep the boys out of trouble. We see youths seemingly unemotional and having no respect for where they live only to then understand their emotionally charged angst and we empathise with them.
La Haine was originally filmed in colour and then transferred to black and white. The bonus features contain scenes in their original colour and it's interesting to see how different the film seems. The director made the right move going for black and white, it gives a the urban housing project a moody look and adds a stylish element you tend to expect from a independent French film - without appearing as though that's the only reason it was done.
The young actors are perfect in the role and bring a sublime balance of aggression and anguish to a film which would feel right at home in your DVD collection alongside the likes of British northern dramas such as "This Is England" and "Goodbye Charlie Bright".
In a nutshell: A film with a lot to say about the ugly side of society without offering any solutions, instead it presents to you the lives of three young men and you are left to shake your head at the screen and make up your own mind about the rights and wrongs of all the people involved. Society is by its very nature a complex thing, and La Haine delves beneath the surface to bring us the individual stories of young men who are dismissed by the masses as mere thugs and leaves you to decide if that really is all they are.
 One of my favourite films., 2010-03-05
This review is slightly biased due to the fact that I studied film and media, and this is how I found this film from Vincent Cassel. The storyline is one of social unrest, political confrontation and hatred towards the authority that are trying to regain control of this slum that the three main characters live in. At the time of creating this film, Paris was having many many riots and saw a lot of destruction from the hands of the youths, so this film is evidently a clear link to what was really going on in France at the time.
The three main characters, Vinz (a young person fighting for the rights to his freedom, but comes across a gun and the power that comes from that ruins his friendships and massages his ego to the point of stupidity), Sayid (a confident arab, whos main interests seem to be going to collect money he's owed from various deals. he's wonderfully annoying but also quite moral) and Hubert (a black boxer, wanting to leave all of the unrest behind him and start somewhere new after his new gym gets burnt down within the chaos.He is kind, clever and with high morals trying to keep Vinz' ego to a minimum as to not have them all end in trouble).
The characters all bring something different to the film, and its brilliantly written with humour at times, and moments of reflection.
The main attraction to this film to me is the way in which its filmed. For any student of film and media, its a must see, due to the complex technicality in which the cameras used to portray different meanings and feeling to the viewers.
All in all, a brilliant, but gritty account of a french slum trying to regain control from the authorities shown through the eyes of 3 very quirky and interesting characters.
A must see.
 Don't even bother. One of the worst films I've ever seen., 2009-11-20
Who is writing these good reviews for this film? Are you all high while watching?
Myself and my two mates who I regretably told to come and watch it with me because it was supposed to be so good, just looked at each other at the end as if to say why on earth didn't we just turn it off. We nearly switched it off well before halfway but sat it out to the end, only to totally regret it.
It would be much better using the DVD as a frisby for two hours. It would be two hours less wasted. This film is awful in every possible way. All three of us were completely bored to tears at this utter disaster of a film.
I only wish I could rate it 0 stars, instead of 1.
The devil finds work for idle French hands to do, 2009-09-22
La Haine follows 24 hours in the life of 3 disenfranchised and disillusioned French youths from a Paris sink estate.
The story starts with the aftermath of police brutality and some rioting; it then becomes a biopic of just how disconnected these 3 guys are from mainstream society. I wouldn't say La Haine is particularly violent and unlike other 'life is cheap' youth-angst movies the characters actually offer some glimmers of hope for a better future.
The Paris police don't come out of this particularly well but it's well known that Paris erupted into even more severe riots a few years ago and that police/community relations are a running sore in some quarters.
Overall, a useful 93 minutes viewing but not a brilliant movie. La Haine is a social commentary on the disconnected youth of some Paris suburbs. It brings their story to the forefront and reminds us that the city of light also has its dark underbelly.
My favourite, 2010-01-13
A masterpiece.
The story is a great critic to the french society but it can be easily extrapolated to the american society or almost any other occidental society nowadays.
The story is rounded, not mistakes made on a script that flows as the soundtrack sounds (with Cut Killer appearance on the movie). Events happen in an natural order, discovering the different characters present on the movie. The movie is appealing from beginning to end.
Actors are great and the movie has great takes, the camera following smoothly the characters during long periods of time entering and leaving a building or the zoom on the bridge are simply terrific technical skills. Being shot in black and white in a very realistic format makes the movie have a special charm around it.
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5060034571391
Format: Black & White, PAL, Special Edition, Subtitled
Label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Optimum Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: 2004-09-27
Running Time: 98
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1996-02-23 |
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