le havre

[samsong]

saw this at the new york film festival.  i'm a big aki kaurismaki fan.  wasn't that into his last film, but this one's lovely.  highly recommend it.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/lehavre/

[Tortuga]

This was excellent. Kaurismaki  has always seemed like the closest thing we'll ever get to a new Robert Bresson, BUT with a sense of humour. His films are humble and pure in very much the same way as Bresson's. Le Havre being set in France gave it an even stronger Mouchette-like feel at times.
Genuinely sad and genuinely funny. Visually stunning. Good choice of music. Solid Kaurismaki.

[chere mill]

i liked it, too.