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A mockumentary in which a camera crew follows Ben, a serial killer who has a particular liking for elderly and middle-class victims. But the filmmakers find ...
Man Bites Dog (French: C'est arrivé près de chez vous, literally "It Happened Near Your Home") is a 1992 French-language Belgian black comedy crime mockumentary film written, produced and directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde, who are also the film's co-editor, cinematographer and lead actor respectively.
Rated: 4/5 • Jan 1, 2000. A vicious satire about TV violence that gets out of control and turns into a film almost too violent and depraved to watch. Sep 26, 2024. "Man Bites Dog" is a ...
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- Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel
- NC-17
- Benoît Poelvoorde
Sep 14, 2012 · Winning two awards at Cannes in 1992, Man Bites Dog – as it is known by English-speaking audiences – has since been marked as one of cinema’s early critiques of reality TV, before reality TV even became a proper thing. The project was conceived by Rémy Belvaux who, on the hunt for a subject that could be made with zero funds, began collaborating with André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde.
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the ...
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- Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel
Man Bites Dog: Directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde. With Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert.
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Possibly the strangest by-product of the serial killer movie fad during the 1990s, Man Bites Dog (originally C'est arrivé près de chez vous, or It Happened in Your Neighborhood) straddles the art film and exploitation line by passing itself off as a humorous social commentary, albeit packed with brutality stronger than a Lucio Fulci film.
