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Man Bites Dog (Criterion Collection)
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Man Bites Dog (Criterion Collection)
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Features: DVD, English, Subtitled, Black & White
Documentary filmmakers Andre and Remy have found an ideal subject in Ben. He is witty, sophisticated, intelligent, well-liked--and a serial killer. As Andre and Remy record Ben's routines, they become increasingly entwined in his vicious program, sacrificing both their objectivity and their morality. Controversial winner of the International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, Man Bites Dog stunned audiences worldwide with its unflinching imagery and biting satire of media violence.
"...always-irreverent, often darkly funny look at killers and victims." James Berardinelli's ReelViews
"The filmmakers want to skewer the world's couch-potato lambs for turning in to the slaughter." Desson Howe, Washington Post
"...one of the more interesting foreign movies of the last decade." Mike Bracken, Epinions.com
Editor's Note
A documentary crew is fascinated by the charismatic, unrepentant serial killer whose crimes they set out to objectively chronicle. But as the violence escalates, they become more and more complicit in his shocking actions. A disturbingly low-key satire of the connection between violence and the media.
Plot Summary
A mock black comic documentary that spoofs reality TV, and questions the media's role in perpetuating and abetting violence. A homicidal maniac, serial-killer, Ben Patard, is accompanied on his killing sprees by a film crew who document, then later participate in, even as they question, his activities.
| Features | English Subtitles | | New Essay By Andre Bonzel About The Making-Of The Film | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | French Dolby Surround | | Video Interview With The Filmmakers | | No C4 For Daniel-Daniel, A 1989 Short By The Filmmakers | | Stills Gallery |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Home Vision/Public Media |
| Release Date: 9/24/2002 |
| Running Time: 92 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1993 | | Catalog ID: 250 | | UPC: 00037429172223 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: French | | Available Audio Tracks: French | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: B&W |
| Cast & Crew | Benoit Poelvoorde | | Hector Pappaert | | Jacqueline Poelvoorde | | Nelly Pappaert | | Andre Bonzel - Cinematographer | | Andre Bonzel - Director | | Benoit Polevoorde - Director | | Remy Belvaux - Director | | Remy Belvaux - Editor | | Jean-Marc Chenut - Musical Score | | Remy Belvaus - Producer | | Benoit Polevoorde - Producer | | Andre Bonzel - Producer | | Vincent Tavier - Writer | | Remy Belvaux - Writer | | Andre Bonzel - Writer | | Benoit Polevoorde - Writer |
| Awards |
Cannes Film Festival (1992) | | Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel, Benoit Polevoorde, Winner, SACD Award, Best Picture | | Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel, Benoit Polevoorde, Winner, Special Award Of The Youth |
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