As much a realistic portrayal of a torn society as it is an artistic achievement, 'La Haine' is essential viewing. And, perhaps most of all, THE perfect script.
Everything fits: the musical choices, the outstanding performances by the 3 main characters, the beautiful cinematography and flawless direction. Referring to three banlieue films (Bye Bye Dridi, 1995, La haine. His new film Hate tells the story of three young men-an Arab, an African and a Jew-who spend an aimless day in a sterile Paris suburb, as social turmoil swirls around them and they eventually get into a confrontation with the police. Close analysis of subtitles and the translation solutions they present reveals that. But it's also a cinematic masterpiece and great, often hilarious entertainment. Mathieu Kassovitz is a 29-year-old French director who in his first two films has probed the wound of alienation among France's young outsiders. One of these was surely that the movie discusses the banlieues (suburbs) subject, which represents unemployment, social exclusion, racial conflict, urban decadence, criminality and violence. While there are so many references to Scorsese that you could almost call it an homage, this French milestone deals with the disillusioned youth who live in the outskirts of Paris in such an elegant - and honest - way, that I would go so far as to call it the most relevant French film of the last 20 years. When Kassovitz's La haine movie was introduced in France, it caused something of a stir because of numerous motivations.
'Mean Streets' in french - and so much more.
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