"I usually start the month with a postman. I get up in the morning and spend it pinching pensions. At the same time this allows me to locate old folks with money."
Benoit Poelvoorde plays a crazy and obsessive Benoit, who shoots a documentary about his everyday "real" life. He is like a mixture of some French nouvelle vague hero, for example Belmondo, and the Clockwork Orange's Alex: he is chain-smoker, emotionless absurd narrator-character with dangerous, violent crazyness. You know, that type which in his kindest mood is the most dangerous.
Ops, I almost forgot: he is a serial killer-music fan-priest.
You might call this Belgian film as a black mockumentary or whatever you want. One is sure, if you like Aaltra (actually the same team did), if you want to see a flute in somebody's ass (not joking), or just if you need a fresh, new idea, Man Bites Dog will be your movie (the title is used today as a Belgian reality sketch program)! Film in a film with professional amateurism. I really don't need to write more about it. A must see!
9/10
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