La Haine All

benefits

period marked by a greatly increased birth rate after the Second World War

suburbs around large cities

someone living in the banlieues

a police slip-up

colloquial term to designate European-born people whose parents or grandparents are immigrants from North Africa

a shantytown

a scapegoat

unemployment

housing estate

dormitory estate

a police station

a decade

delinquency

act by which someone is judged by their appearance and/or skin colour

a riot

Although some say that La Haine.... others claim that...

It is obvious that Mathieu Kassovitz wanted to show the public

However, it seems that

It is therefore necessary to examine, as well as to evaluate

The film deals with themes such as

At the time of its release on 31st May 1995, the film La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz caused shockwaves on a national and even international scale whilst arousing an almost unpresented interest among cinema lovers towards a French film

La Haine is a film by the director Mathieu Kassovitz in which he explores... to cite only a few examples

To analyse

To consider how

We must establish to what extent...

It is therefore necessary to examine

The totally innovative cult film remains an important topic of discussion in the world of French cinema.

Let's firstly reflect on / on the fact that...

Let's next come to...

Let's next consider the fact that...

Let's finally examine

Let's finally come to the fact that...

Firstly/Secondly/Finally

You must admit that

Let's not forget.... neither

Right throughout the film

We often see scenes in which

Kassovitz shows us

For example

To cite just one example / a few examples of this

proves its importance

The scene in which...shows that...

During the film you notice...

Is/are evident when...

It is known that

Which become established right throughout the film

Although there are others, an eye-catching example is during a scene in which

Kassovitz's decision to tackle...

Because of that/this

Because of this fact

What is particularly striking
is that

You could say that this is...

This demonstrates/proves that

The idea that... shocks the viewer

After having done research on the social context at the time...

In considering this aspect of the film more closely...

He gives the public what he believes to represent a realistic insight into French society so that these problems cannot continue to be ignored

Although we have analysed

After having realised that

In order to be able to arrive at a definitive conclusion

By way of conclusion

Despite the fact that

Nobody can deny the fact that

It also must be noted that

.... undeniably contributes to the success of the film

This underlines the fact that

In tackling ... (such taboo and contemporary themes) Kassovitz succeeded in...

As a viewer, you can draw a few similarities between ... and ...

In order to draw some similarities between ... and ...

You could make comparisons between...

It goes without saying that

In doing this, he/it shows

That makes the film more...

The director aims to make the public aware of...

It is easy to see that

It would however be naïve to believe that this work didn't have any flaws

For some, the film La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz doesn't break from the mould in this respect

The fact remains that

particularly

as far as .... is/are concerned

compared to

regarding

in order to

in order to

which (when referring back to whole of last idea)

In this respect

Be it.... or...

As / like

Such as

Furthermore

It is more than likely the reason for which...

At the end of the day, it may be that

In conclusion

After having examined

to emphasise

joker

burnt

stairwell

vicious circle

to commit a crime

run down

to break the law

to generate violence

spiral, vicious circle

obvious

cops

the police

survival of the fittest

chase

to use "vous"

lack of privacy

everyday life

a rebel

a line (in a dialogue)

to roll a joint

blood

sinister

dark

a basement

to fly over

a safari park near Paris

to hang about (informal)

sadness

a cow

private life

a fall

the landing

the ring

a gun

the character

a getaway

to witness

annoyance

an aspect

to be expelled

to hit

to earn one's living

flashingevolving light on top of a police car

a block of flats

the news

a maze

the demonstrators

to demonstrate

discontent

misadventure, misfortune

to molest

nocturnal

outraged

a sign, a poster

friends (informal)

a play area

a quarrel, an altercation

banal

a snapshot

in total dismay

to catch

buildings

a police slip-up

to burn

a programme in which people are unknowingly filmed

to behave

friendly

a gunshot

to fear

anti-riot police force

to stroll

to worsen

to escape

crushing, overwhelming

boredom

to be (un)comfortable

to pull the trigger

ideal model

to be fed up with

ring

a bad boy, a leader

to trigger

the right track

an escape

to get angry

to get arrested

to do silly things

fantasy

rigid

to brag, to show off

to smoke weed

vulgar

impulsive

mature

to obey

main character

a plain clothed police officer

calm

to tell jokes

rational

joker

wise

stubborn

graffiti

to graffiti

to boast

native French people

to spread

large housing estates

a makeshift dwelling

low cost accommodation, social housing

squalid

area of North Africa comprising Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco

people from the Maghreb countries in North Africa

workforce

social unrest

a riot, demonstration

overseas

native French (or European) people who had emigrated to French Algeria in the 1800s and whose descendants had been living there ever since

to complain about

government incentive to increase the birth rate

family reunification

30 years of prosperity in France after the Second World War

at that time

to match

to welcome

present

to adapt

affairs

former

to belong

to bring

before, in the past

to take place

the outskirts

it went well

that is to say

to stop

colony

made up of

conflict

considering

contemporaneous

decolonisation

defeat

descendant

diploma

overseas territory

slowly

elected

indeed

to launch oneself

enriched

surrounded by

hope

to settle

to originate from

to be part of

frequently

to keep

to govern