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Man Bites Dog

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Man Bites Dog (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 16

Fresh: 14

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Benoit Poelvoorde, Remy Belvaux, Jenny Drye, Jacqueline Poelvoorde Pappaert

Starring: Benoit Poelvoorde, Remy Belvaux, Jenny Drye, Jacqueline Poelvoorde Pappaert, Malou Madou, Andre Bonzel

Director: Remy Belvaux

Director: Remy Belvaux
Screenwriter: Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel, Benoit Poelvoorde, Vincent Tavier

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Sep 24, 2002

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Lisa Nesselson
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02/23/08
Cole Smithey
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This is an original, a stark and (sorry) biting work far more complex, both stylistically and thematically, than first meets the eye.

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09/27/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Much misunderstood, this original belgina film is a stairical stab at serial killers, our new "cultural icons"; you begin to undrstand why there are so many work in pop culture about them; the film's moral was misinterpreted by some critics.

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12/25/06
Emanuel Levy
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02/09/06
Time Out

a strikingly original satire carried out with unbelievable deadpan humor

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10/01/05
Eric Melin
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07/19/05
Emanuel Levy
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06/17/05
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Harsh, unflinching and sinfully enjoyable.

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04/03/05
Scott Weinberg
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01/11/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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The film's absurdly dark humor comes with a price tag, and after a while the continuously mindless and pointless killings begin to exact a numbing toll on the viewer.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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01/30/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

A black comedy that's as dark as night, Man Bites Dog is a worthy successor to A Clockwork Orange as this generation's most telling and unflinching look at our views on violence.

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10/06/02
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

a deeply compelling, if ultimately confused, indictment of screen violence as entertainment, one that continues to shock and confound

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James Kendrick
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Joins I Stand Alone and Funny Games on the list of maddeningly recondite European films that exploit the violence-in-media subtext to hide their sick, voyeuristic fantasies.

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Jonathan R. Perry
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September 06, 2006: Director of "Man Bites Dog" Dies at 38
DEAUVILLE, France -- Belgian director, screenwriter and actor Remy Belvaux, whose debut film "Man Bites Dog" became a cult hit, has died, his family announced... More...

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