Another skewed fairy tale from Kaurismaki, who maintains the sardonic humor and touching humanity of his earlier work. In addition to four European Film Awards noms, including best film, Le Havre has won awards at Cannes, Munich and Chicago.
Courtesy of Pandora Film ProduktionCOLOGNE, Germany – Aki Kaurismaki‘s Le Havre is the favorite to sweep Finland’s top film honors, the Jussi awards, after the French-language drama received nine nominations, including best film.
Le Havre, a modern-day fairytale about illegal immigration to Europe, is Finland’s official candidate for this year’s foreign language Oscar.
Other titles with multiple Jussi nominations include Sakari Kirjavainen‘s war drama Silence and Zaida Bergroth’s The Good Son, with seven noms each.
The 2012 Jussis will be awarded at a ceremony in Helsinki Jan. 29.
