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Useful vocabulary and sentences for writing a Critical Response "La Haine" A LEVEL FRENCH (AQA)










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La Haine (AQA FRENCH A LEVEL)


On suit l'histoire de trois jeunes vivant à la banlieue sous la surveillance de policier qui
enchainent les bavures policières. La seule solution qu'il leur vient pour revendiquer leur droit
d'humain est la violence, la haine. (revendiquer = to claim) Ce film explique de manière
satirique le cercle de la haine et comment il ne cesse de croître, et lorsque les personnages
principaux décident de l'arrêter, un accident se produit.

On suit trois types de cité à travers Paris, soif de vengeance d'un membre de leur quartier mort
à cause des flics.

Le film aborde (aborder = to tackle) de manière percutante (percutant = impactful) et
provocatrice les problèmes de la jeunesse des banlieues françaises, tout en explorant les
thèmes universels de l'injustice et de la discrimination. Les moments d'humour subtil qui
offrent un contrepoint bienvenu à la gravité de son sujet.
Mathieu Kassovitz a réussi à intégrer ces moments d'humour de manière organique dans le
récit du film, créant ainsi un équilibre délicat entre la légèreté et la gravité. Cela permet au film
de ne pas être uniquement sombre et désespéré, mais aussi d'avoir un côté ludique
(ludique=playful) et ironique qui fait écho à la vie réelle des jeunes des banlieues .

En suivant la journée de trois amis issus d’une cité sensible (Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé et
Saïd Taghmaoui), l’histoire dépeint l’univers des banlieues et les tensions qui les opposent aux
forces de l’ordre. En prenant fait et cause pour ces jeunes délaissés par la société, le cinéaste
expose au grand jour une facette jusque-là méprisée par les institutions.

The malaise of the youth inhabiting France’s marginalized urban peripheries and the subculture
that has grown up around them as a result of their sense of exclusion from and subsequent
rejection of French cultural norms, has not only continued on beyond the 1990s but has
arguably intensified, as the wide spread rioting in banlieues throughout France in September of
2005 demonstrated.

La Haine is a film that raises awareness of the problematic conditions in Paris’s urban and
suburban spaces. Focusing on three protagonists living on the peripheries of Paris, the film
documents the power struggles and conflict between the protagonists and their socio-political
system. Through visuals and editing techniques, Kassovitz can convey the need for a rethinking
of power relations in these deprived communities and emphasize the need to carve out a better
future for the inhabitants of Paris. The movie’s main protagonists represent French society’s
despair and failures and encourage audiences to recognize the difficulty people face living in
urban peripheries when the strong state apparatus seems to favour those living in the city
centre. They also emphasize the need to change the status quo and fight against the power
imbalance between these two groups. The film’s treatment of media and public artwork further
illustrates the alienation felt by the youth living on the outskirts of Paris. By tackling issues of
power relations and illustrating the anti-authoritarian standpoint adopted by the young

, protagonists, Kassovitz’s La Haine makes a powerful statement about the importance of
challenging power structures within society.



Analysez comment Kassovitz présente la mort de Vinz comme le dénouement inévitable

du film.

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• Vinz’s personality is negative, violent and aggressive.

• Vinz’s outlook on life is pessimistic and extreme.

• Vinz has no ambition other than to serve a prison sentence.

• Vinz has a personal agenda for revenge allied to a pathological hatred of the police

« Si Abdel meurt je vais tuer un keuf ».

• He has an inability to be civil even towards his friends.

• He is obsessed with the gun that he has found and now carries it with him

everywhere.

• His aggression in front of the mirror at the beginning of the film foreshadows the tragic

finale.

• Vinz’s behaviour and attitude towards the Russian roulette game with Astérix

highlights his recklessness and volatility.

• The leitmotiv of « Jusqu’ici tout va bien » suggests that ultimately something will go

wrong.

• Vinz’s life is lived within a vicious circle where « la haine attire la haine. »

• The key line of Hubert’s ‘joke’ is « L’importance c’est pas la chute, c’est

l’atterrissage. »

• Vinz has no guidance – there are no good role models for him to follow.

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