Movie Description 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.
| Credits | | Cast: | Andre Bonzel, Malou Madou, Remy Belvaux |
| Details | | Edition: | Criterion Collection; Contains Additional Short |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.66 Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Mono - English Additional Release Material: Interviews Bonus Short - 1. NO C4 FOR DANIEL-DANIEL Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer, Filmed over a period of two-and-a-half years in Namur, Belgium. The filmmakers operated on a shoestring budget and would film scenes whenever film stock or funds became available.
Won the International Critics' Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Screened at the 1992 New York Film Festival.
Alain Oppezzi was a sound recordist on the film along with filmmaker Vincent Tavier. Bénèdicte Lescalier did the makeup. Olivier de Lavelaye did the special effects.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification for graphic violence, including the smothering of a young boy and the rape and murder of a young woman.
Copyright 1992 Roxie Releasing.
Editorial Reviews "...Inconceivably authentic....MAN BITES DOG is a wonderfully ramshackle portrait..." Sight and Sound - p.42 - Philip Strick (01/01/1993)
"...A viciously funny mock documentary....MAN BITES DOG is a giddy send-up of documentaries that has spoofing fun with its tremulous hand-held cameras and wandering mike..." Chicago Sun-Times - Lloyd Sachs (05/14/1993)
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