
The heritage film, as the name suggests concentrated primarily on historical events, and were set in the past similar to the English period dramas. Many of the films released in France at this time fell into two categories: the heritage film and the cinema du look. La Haine was quite controversial when it was released and caused quite a stir, mainly for the way it was shot and its narrative content. This film looks at the relationship between three young men living in the banlieues of France. To conclude, I shall show how successful I believe he has been in representing the problems of life in this particular stratum of French life. I shall look at how he demonstrates to the audience all of the problems that are present in the banlieue.

In this essay I shall be looking at how Kassovitz uses mise en scene, cinematography, editing and sound in his film La Haine (d.
