C'est arrivé près de chez vous (1992)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Rémy Belvaux
André Bonzel
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Writers:

Rémy Belvaux (story)
Rémy Belvaux (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A Killer Comedy

Plot:

A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Shot In The Back | Shot In The Face | Eccentric | Loss Of Parents

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

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

Directed by
Rémy Belvaux
André Bonzel
Benoît Poelvoorde

Writing credits
Rémy Belvaux		(story)
Rémy Belvaux		(screenplay) &
André Bonzel		(screenplay) &
Benoît Poelvoorde		(screenplay) &
Vincent Tavier		(screenplay)

Produced by
Rémy Belvaux	....	producer
André Bonzel	....	producer
Benoît Poelvoorde	....	producer

Original Music by
Jean-Marc Chenut
Laurence Dufrene

Cinematography by
André Bonzel

Film Editing by
Rémy Belvaux
Eric Dardill

Other crew
Valérie Parent	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Les Artistes Anonymes

Distributors

• Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• Roxie Releasing (1993) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Tartan Video (1993) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Criterion Collection, The (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Tartan Video (1996) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Criterion Collection, The (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2001-????) (Australia) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Oro Films S.A. (????) (Spain) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Man Bites Dog (UK) (USA)
It Happened in Your Neighborhood (Belgium: English title)
Man Bites Dog: It Happened in Your Neighborhood (International: English title) (informal title)
Anthropos dagonei skylo (Greece) [el]
Czlowiek pogryzl psa (Poland) [pl]
Il Cameraman e l'assassino (Italy) [it]
Man Bites Dog - ammatti: tappaja (Finland) [fi]
Mann beißt Hund (Germany) [de]
Manual de Instruções para Crimes Banais (Portugal) [pt]
Ocurrió cerca de su casa (Spain) [es]
Sucedió cerca de su casa (Argentina) [es]
Zgodilo se je cisto blizu vas (Slovenia) [sl]

MPAA:

Rated NC-17 for strong graphic violence.

Runtime:

95 min | USA:92 min (edited version)

Country:

Belgium

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1993) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1997) | USA:NC-17 (appeal) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Argentina:18 | Singapore:R21 | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated (cut)

Filming Locations:

Brussels, Belgium

Company:

Les Artistes Anonymes

Trivia:

Due to budget problems, it took the filmmakers over a year to complete the film. The company ran out of money several times and shooting had to be postponed until more money could be raised. A lot of friends and family of the filmmakers contributed to the film, both behind and in front of the cameras.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the very beginning of the film when Ben strangles the woman, she closes her eyes to show she has died, but then she opens them and then continues to blink until the scene fades.

Quotes:

Ben: You can tan while you make love. When you're through you've got a brown ass.

Movie Connections:

References Le quai des brumes (1938)

A deadly professional

Wow, I wasn't expecting all of this when I rented the film at Blockbuster! I was hoping for it, though. Not in my top 5 of controversial films, but this one comes in a close sixth. By far, one of the best and most memorable endings ever. Hands down! I was expecting to be really disturbed by the horrible morality going on in this film, but I just wasn't. Maybe the killer made up for his horrible crimes with an amiable attitude and interesting views on society and architecture. Watching this now, there was a hint of Blair Witch Project about it, but I can't imagine what reviewers thought of it back in '92! The gritty film stock and the shoe-string production values really add to the atmosphere, and I love the wham-bam editing of the murder flashback (or flashforward?)sequences. Don't be scared off by this film - it's actually quite enjoyable, if you can get past the murders of old women and children.