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Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

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Date: 5 Nov 2012 10:49:00
Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165]
DVD5 | ISO | NTSC 16:9 | Cover | 01:36:15 | 4,08 Gb
Audio: French AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Documentary filmmakers André and Rémy have found an ideal subject in Ben. He is witty, sophisticated, intelligent, well liked - and a serial killer. As André and Rémy document Ben’s routines, they become increasingly entwined in his vicious program, sacrificing 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.

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Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

One of the most controversial films of the 1990s, the Belgian Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous) is an often shocking but undeniably effective satire on our culture's desensitization to violence and particularly on the culpability of the media. Played absolutely straight, Man Bites Dog is one of the blackest comedies you'll ever see, and it will stay with you—as long as you understand that this ain't just a gore flick. Its aspirations are much higher.

Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

A group of young 16mm documentarians - primary among the few members are André (André Bonzel) and Rémy (Rémy Belvaux) - are in the midst of creating a film about local serial killer Ben (Benoît Poelvoorde). He calmly and almost arrogantly explains his murderous actions, and the camera bluntly watches as Ben wanders from kill to kill, as if the act of slaughter is his vocation. At first interested in capturing Ben's philosophies and soliloquies, the group finds itself more and more invested in Ben's casual atrocities, until the filmmakers are sickly, actively involved. The conceit of Man Bites Dog is that what we're watching is the finished documentary these filmmakers produced, amateurish and stark, all the way to its Blair Witch-like conclusion.

Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

The grainy black-and-white footage, shot on a handheld camera and edited jarringly, gives Man Bites Dog its edge of authenticity. Couple that with the fact that the filmmakers have used their real names, and you have an eerie compilation of alarming interviews and disturbing imagery. Horrifically, Ben comes across as a charming, interesting fellow. His life is the life of an Everyman: He loves his family and his girlfriend, and enjoys healthy friendships. He can get happily drunk and have a great time with his buddies. He's reasonably smart and is given to thoughtful diatribes about society. And he's also a vicious murderer, casually racist but killing with no agenda or preference.

Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

But in reality, the mayhem of Man Bites Dog is secondary to the film's primary message, and that is the depth to which the media are involved in the violence of our society. In the film's documentarians, you have a vivid satirical symbol of a media presence that has gone beyond mere reporting of information and become participants in that violence. Could you say the same of modern media throughout our culture? One eye-opening segment of Man Bites Dog features yet another killer (a competitor of Ben's) entering the picture - complete with his own documentary film crew. Another news channel, vying for its own exclusive.

Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

Many viewers can't stomach Man Bites Dog. Some sequences - particularly a certain rape scene - have been unavailable (until now) in the United States. This Criterion DVD presents the uncut version of the film and restores the rape sequence. Although this sequence is horrible, it's also a key scene that bolsters the entire film's intent.
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Man Bites Dog (1992) [The Criterion Collection #165] [Repost]

Special Features:
- New digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions
- 1993 video interview with the filmmakers
- No C4 for Daniel-Daniel, a student short by the filmmakers
- Stills gallery
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

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