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Le Havre

Le Havre

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A 2011 film by Aki Kaurismäki about friendship and hope in a port town
  • proper noun
: Le Havre
  • The film festival screened Le Havre, a 2011 drama praised for its gentle humor and warmth.

Examples

  • We watched Le Havre last night and both agreed it was quietly moving and humane.

  • After reading reviews, she decided to stream Le Havre to see Kaurismäki's storytelling.

  • I loved watching Le Havre last night.

  • Have you seen Le Havre yet?

  • We watched Le Havre last night and both agreed it was quietly moving and humane.

  • The film festival screened Le Havre, a 2011 drama praised for its gentle humor and warmth.

  • After reading reviews, she decided to stream Le Havre to see Kaurismäki's storytelling.

Surface Forms

Le Havre main

Morphology

Le + Havre

This is a proper name (a French place and a film title) rather than a compositional English phrase; knowing the parts 'Le' and 'Havre' (which are non‑English and not glossed here) would at best suggest 'the harbour' but would not allow a learner to infer the specific referent or that it names a 2011 film. Proper nouns and titles are typically arbitrary and language-specific, so the overall meaning cannot be derived from the constituents.

Etymology

Le Havre is the title of a 2011 film set in the real port town. The movie uses the town's name to show a story about life by the harbour, so the title gives the warm, small-town mood of the film.