Luce Vigo

In the French harbor city of Le Havre, an elderly shoeshiner with an ailing wife crosses paths with a young African refugee pursued by the police for deportation.

A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.

An adaptation of an unrealized script by Jean Vigo (Les lignes de la main), starring his late daughter, the critic, programmer, and actress Luce Vigo

Part of a series in which foreign filmmakers portray a region or town in France. Manoel de Oliveira looks at Nice.