La Haine
Twenty-four hours in a Parisian banlieue, told with the propulsion of a countdown.
Chosen for the precision of its countdown — a film whose form is inseparable from its politics.
Vinz, Saïd, and Hubert move through a housing estate and, later, an unwelcoming Paris on the day after a riot. Mathieu Kassovitz films in high-contrast black and white with a clock ticking under every scene — 'so far, so good, so far, so good…'
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Vincent CasselVinz
- Hubert KoundéHubert
- Saïd TaghmaouiSaïd
Curated adjacencies
02 / 02 admittedEvery grouping names one axis of similarity — and the axes we refused. Pairings that could not be defended were withheld rather than filled in.
Similar in atmosphere, not in plot
Matched on air pressure: weather, silence, duration. Story, setting and genre were disregarded.
Similar in moral pressure and psychological intensity
Grouped where the viewer is placed under obligation rather than suspense. Intensity without spectacle.