HATE (LA HAINE) (1995) by Mathieu Kassovitz
 

PostED ON OCTOBER 17 2022

In the spring of 1995, Mathieu Kassovitz's’ ‘Hate (La Haine)’ drew over 2 million cinemagoers and created a genre: suburban cinema. More than twenty-five years later, this compelling social film, with its polished black and white, has lost none of its acuity or vigour. But how well do you know it?

1/ Where was Hate (La Haine) filmed?

a) in the inner city of Chêne Pointu in Clichy-sous-Bois

b) in the Noé district of Chanteloup-les-Vignes

c) in the inner city of Athéna in Évry-Courcouronnes

2/ In order not to stir up hatred during the shooting, the production "hid" the film under another title. What was it?

a) Droit de cité (Right to the projects)

b) Qu’il est blême mon HLM (My council estate is so pale)

c) Black Blanc Beur (Black, white, Arab)

3/ The filming was made possible by the calming influence of the association ‘Les Messagers’. One of these ‘messengers’ has become a filmmaker. What is his name?

a) Abdellatif Kechiche

b) Ladj Ly

c) Rachid Djaïdani

La Haine, 1995 © DR

4/ In the film, the character played by Vincent Cassel re-enacts a famous scene from an American movie in front of a mirror. Which scene?

a) a scene from ‘Rio Bravo’ with John Wayne

b) a scene from ‘Taxi Driver’ with Robert De Niro

c) a scene from ‘Scarface’ with Al Pacino

5/ During its presentation at the Cannes Film Festival, the Republican Guard objected to a film that it considered hostile to the police. In what way?

a) by blocking Mathieu Kassovitz's path

b) by delaying the official screening

c) by turning their backs on Mathieu Kassovitz and his crew

6/ After the release, when he was invited to Bernard Pivot’s TV show, ‘Bouillon de culture’, Kassovitz did not take off his cap that featured a drawing. What was it of?

a) the middle finger

b) a Kalashnikov

c) a cannabis leaf

Screenings

Hate (La Haine)  by Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine, 1995, 1h40)

Villeurbanne Mon. 17 8:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Wed. 19 8pm | UGC Confluence Thu. 20 9:45pm | Cinéma Opéra Sun. 23 5:15pm

Answer key: 1B – 2A -3C (he notably directed ‘Hold Back’) – 4B - 5C–6C