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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Kaurismäki’s similarly deadpan, tender portrait of an asylum seeker finding quiet solidarity among working people shares Le Havre’s spare compositions, dry humour and profoundly humane optimism.
02
Why this pick
Its laconic humour, stylised melancholy and unshowy community of outsiders closely echo Le Havre, turning hardship into a warm, gently comic fable of mutual aid.
03
Why this pick
For the same droll pauses, saturated retro beauty and compassion for precarious workers, this modest romance finds hope in small rituals and stubborn decency.
04
Why this pick
This compassionate working-class drama shares Le Havre’s conviction that dignity survives bureaucracy through neighbourly solidarity, though its social realism is more direct and politically bruising.
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Why this pick
A tender, bittersweet Belgian fable about an unlikely friendship, balancing social observation with a gently heightened emotional tone that suits Le Havre’s generous worldview.
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01 / THE STORY
Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre. He leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favourite bar and his not too profitable profession as a shoeshiner. As Arletty suddenly becomes seriously ill, Marcel's path crosses with an underage illegal immigrant from Africa. Marcel and friendly neighbors and other townspeople help to hide him from the police. The police inspector may, or may not, be hot on their heels.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Claire
Monet
The Whistleblower
Marcel Marx
Arletty
