1992 · comedy · crime · thriller
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Directed by Rémy Belvaux, Benoît Poelvoorde, André Bonzel1h 36m1992
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 documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
Our read: Man Bites Dog (1992) (1992) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive comedy · crime · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme comedy / crime, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
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