Man Bites Dog

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Overview

Remy Belvaux's controversial mockumentary Man Bites Dog comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The French soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer, an essay from producer Andre Bonzel about the making of the film, a still photo gallery, interviews with the crew, and a short film from the filmmakers. This cult favorite has never looked ...
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Overview

Remy Belvaux's controversial mockumentary Man Bites Dog comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.66:1. The French soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer, an essay from producer Andre Bonzel about the making of the film, a still photo gallery, interviews with the crew, and a short film from the filmmakers. This cult favorite has never looked better on home video, making this disc worthwhile for anyone with adventurous taste.
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Special Features

1993 video interview with the filmmakers; "No C4 For Daniel-Daniel" short; Stills gallery; Theatrical trailer
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Brian J. Dillard
Kitted out with the shoestring realism of a black-and-white mockumentary and a lot of over-the-top media satire, C'est Arrive Pres de Chez Vous manages to invert serial-killer clichés by focusing on the banality of murder itself. Instead of the picturesque boogeymen of Silence of the Lambs or Seven, we get Benoit Poelvoorde's loquacious, charming, and workmanlike Ben, who treats killing like any other enjoyable, but difficult job and dispatches kids, grannies, and young lovers equally matter-of-factly. Poelvoorde and his fellow writer/director/actors, Remy Belvaux and Andre Bonzel, invest their film with a bleached-out squalor that's partially a function of camcorder cinema and partially the result of their wittily depraved script. With a face and demeanor that recalls James Woods at his cold-blooded best and a character so blasé about his chosen profession that he's almost likable in a sick, twisted way, Poelvoorde is the only one of the filmmaker/performers who really registers onscreen. Like the real-life media functionaries who daily chew up reality into tabloid gruel, the others exist on the periphery, omnipresent shadows flickering across the colorful depravities they serve up as entertainment. C'est Arrive Pres de Chez Vous is a distinctly unpleasant film to watch, but its quotidian monstrosity is eerily accurate.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/24/2002
  • UPC: 037429172223
  • Original Release: 1991

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  • Source: Criterion
  • Aspect Ratio: Vistavision (1.66:1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Black & White
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Language: Français
  • Time: 1:36:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 28,063

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Benoît Poelvoorde Ben
Remy Belvaux Remy (Reporter)
André Bonzel Cameraman
Jean-Marc Chenut Patrick (Sound Man #1)
Alain Oppezzi Franco (Sound Man #2)
Vincent Tavier Vincent (Sound Man #3)
Steven Artels Victim in Montage
Stéphane Aubier Journalist
Stephanie Aubier Featured Victim
Emmanuelle Bada Journalist
Bruno Belvaux Featured Victim
Lucien Belvaux Featured Victim
Philippe Blasband Featured Victim
Paul Bottemanne Taxi Driver
Jean-Pol Cavillot Featured Victim
Antoine Chapelot Wine Waiter
Gina Cotica Mother
Olivier Cotica Benichou
Ricardo Cotica Child
Josephs Craeynest Victim in Montage
Laurence D'Hondt Journalist
Rachel Deman Mamie Tromblon
Jenny Drye Jenny
Fernaud Dubois Postman
Marcel Engels Cameraman
Alexandra Fandango Kalifa
Aldo Fostier Featured Victim
Clotilde Francois Victim in Montage
Alain François Video Reporter
Jean-Paul Geets Malou's Customer
Irene Gilissen Lady on Train
Sylviane Godé Rape Victim (Martine)
Patrick Goisse Victim in Montage
Alain Hologne Featured Victim
Anny Hologne Featured Victim
Micheline Hologne Featured Victim
Andre Kuys Victim in Montage
Anne LaGrange Journalist
André Laime Bed-ridden Old Man
Pascal Lebrun Featured Victim
Bob Lens Victim in Montage
Elaine Leonard Featured Victim
Malou Madou Malou
Benoit Mariage Journalist
Jean-Claude Maschetti Featured Victim
Edith Le Merdy Nurse
Vincent Merveille Boxer
Carlos Miranda Night Watchman
Hector Pappaert Ben's Grandfather
Nelly Pappaert Ben's Grandmother
Valérie Parent Valerie
Franco Piscopo Sound Recordist
Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert Ben's Mother
Venelin Poikov First Postman
Annamaria Szomolanyiova Violinist
Bertrand Tavier Victim in Montage
Hughes Tavier Buffet Waiter
Sabine Tavier Madame Pipi
Zoltan Tobolik Rape Victim's Husband
Marie Travier Featured Victim
Daniel Tursh Journalist
Willy Van De Waele Victim in Montage
Pierre Vanbraekel Father
Willy Vandenbroeck Boby
Pol Vanderwarren Ben's Lawyer
Technical Credits
Remy Belvaux Director, Editor, Producer, Screenwriter
André Bonzel Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Screenwriter
Benoît Poelvoorde Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Jean-Marc Chenut Score Composer
Eric Dardill Editor
Laurence Dufrene Score Composer
Vincent Tavier Screenwriter
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. A Killer by Trade [:17]
2. L'Amour fou [6:00]
3. Jenny [2:13]
4. The Night Watchman [4:25]
5. Aesthetics & Function [2:13]
6. Bad Mussels [6:15]
7. Artistic Circles [5:12]
8. Pursuit/Personal Losses [3:17]
9. Drowning Sorrows [8:03]
10. The Suburban Family [4:01]
11. The Nightingale & Crew [7:06]
12. Grandpa/Kalifa [4:07]
13. Dead Baby Boy [5:39]
14. "Cinema!" [4:30]
15. The Tide Turns [4:24]
16. Happy Birthday [5:41]
17. Coverage [5:38]
18. A Halt in Production [1:16]
19. Payback [5:17]
20. Tail Flash [3:42]
21. Color Bars [6:50]
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Menu

Side #1 --
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
   Subtitles
      On
      Off
   Making Cinema
   Interview With the Filmmakers
      Play
   No C4 for Daniel-Daniel
      Play
   Happening in You Neighborhood
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