There’s also an 80-page book of essays and interviews. Highlights include an in-depth introduction from Riz Ahmed and a new interview with Kassowitz. Plus, the 2-disc box is packed with extras. The restoration work is impressive if you didn’t catch the 4K screenings in cinemas, this Blu-ray version is the next best option. As summed up in its memorable quote, La Haine is “about a society that’s falling – so far so good, so far so good.” This persistent sense that everything could fall apart at any moment feels very 2020, as does, in light of Black Lives Matter, the film’s anger at police violence towards ethnic minorities. La Haine: Students’ analyses Final Scene The scene I am going to be analysing is the final scene where Vinz has a tussle with a police officer and gets shot in the face then Hubert advances on the cop with their guns pointing towards each other as said looks in horror as gunfire is heard. Which, of course, makes the anxiety and the brutality, when it comes, all the more hard-hitting. It’s perhaps remembered as a brutal, grim film, but it’s not all monotone depression there’s a sense of humour undercutting everything, and we enjoy spending time with these characters. La Haine has a real edge, a sense of growing anxiety, set on the fringes of society and on the fringes of major events.
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The film follows them across 20 hours as they kill time, full of anger but powerless to do anything. Ten years of 'La haine.' Social dynamite. Since the premise is not easily spelled out, Kassovitz unifies. The perfect time, then, for another look at it, as the BFI’s new restoration reaches Blu-ray.Īfter the police shooting of young immigrant Abdel leads to riots erupting across Paris, three of Adbel’s friends wait to find out whether he will emerge from his coma. La Haine is dialectical, combining the opposing styles of surrealism and realism to enhance the meaning and impact of the film. 25 years on, it’s more impactful and relevant than ever. I will give a background of the film and also describe the characteristics of French new wave the can be seen in the film. Writer/director Mathieu Kassovitz’s second feature La Haine gripped audiences and critics alike when first released in 1995. In this blog, the discussion will be on the connections of La Haine, a modern film with French new wave. BFIs 25th anniversary 2-disc Blu-ray set of La Haine is quite captivating. CERT: 15 | PLATFORM: BLU-RAY| RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 23RD With La Haine, director Mathieu Kassovitz illustrates the dichotomy.