Humanité
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Humanité is a 1999
film directed by Bruno Dumont
. It tells the story of a detective who has lost touch with his emotions, and who investigates the murder of a little girl.
Domino and her colleagues vote to go on strike at the factory where they work. The police authorities in Lille
and Paris
are starting to pressure the local police, in particular De Winter's boss, to find the murderer. Eventually, after the Lille authorities take over the investigation, Joseph is arrested. Domino is distraught, and De Winter becomes similarly emotionally unstable.
There is only the barest outline of a plot. A girl is murdered, a policeman is assigned to solve the murder. The film is shot in contemplative and symbolical style, which corresponds to De Winter's character and his method of investigation.
where it won the following awards:
film directed by Bruno Dumont
. It tells the story of a detective who has lost touch with his emotions, and who investigates the murder of a little girl.
Domino and her colleagues vote to go on strike at the factory where they work. The police authorities in Lille
and Paris
are starting to pressure the local police, in particular De Winter's boss, to find the murderer. Eventually, after the Lille authorities take over the investigation, Joseph is arrested. Domino is distraught, and De Winter becomes similarly emotionally unstable.
There is only the barest outline of a plot. A girl is murdered, a policeman is assigned to solve the murder. The film is shot in contemplative and symbolical style, which corresponds to De Winter's character and his method of investigation.
where it won the following awards:
film directed by Bruno Dumont
. It tells the story of a detective who has lost touch with his emotions, and who investigates the murder of a little girl.
Domino and her colleagues vote to go on strike at the factory where they work. The police authorities in Lille
and Paris
are starting to pressure the local police, in particular De Winter's boss, to find the murderer. Eventually, after the Lille authorities take over the investigation, Joseph is arrested. Domino is distraught, and De Winter becomes similarly emotionally unstable.
There is only the barest outline of a plot. A girl is murdered, a policeman is assigned to solve the murder. The film is shot in contemplative and symbolical style, which corresponds to De Winter's character and his method of investigation.
where it won the following awards:
1999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
film directed by Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of Dumont's films have won the Grand Prix award: both L'Humanité and...
. It tells the story of a detective who has lost touch with his emotions, and who investigates the murder of a little girl.
Plot
Superintendent Pharaon De Winter (Emmanuel Schotte) investigates the murder of a girl aged 11, who had also been raped. The film starts with her body being examined by De Winter in a remote rural field next to a railway line. The film then focuses on De Winter's struggle to deal with the realities of the world. In the weekend that follows, he spends time at a restaurant and at the seaside with his neighbours, Domino (Severine Caneele) and Joseph (Philippe Tullier), both of whom are in a relationship. Joseph is a crude man, as revealed from his disturbing carnal desires, seen from his actions and his use of language, in contrast to Domino, whom De Winter considers as tender and to whom he is attracted.Domino and her colleagues vote to go on strike at the factory where they work. The police authorities in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
are starting to pressure the local police, in particular De Winter's boss, to find the murderer. Eventually, after the Lille authorities take over the investigation, Joseph is arrested. Domino is distraught, and De Winter becomes similarly emotionally unstable.
There is only the barest outline of a plot. A girl is murdered, a policeman is assigned to solve the murder. The film is shot in contemplative and symbolical style, which corresponds to De Winter's character and his method of investigation.
Cast
- Emmanuel Schotté - Pharaon De Winter
- Séverine Caneele - Domino
- Philippe Tullier - Joseph
- Ghislain Ghesquère - Police Chief
- Ginette Allegre - Eliane
- Daniel Leroux - Nurse
- Arnaud Brejon de la Lavergnee - Conservationist
- Daniel Petillon - Jean, the cop
- Robert Bunzi - English cop
- Dominique Pruvost - Angry worker
- Jean-Luc Dumont - CRS
- Diane Gray - British traveller
- Paul Gray - British traveller
- Sophie Vercamer - Worker
- Murielle Houche - Worker
Awards
The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival1999 Cannes Film Festival
The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks...
where it won the following awards:
- Grand PrixGrand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
- Best ActorBest Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
(Emmanuel Schotte) - Best ActressBest Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
(Séverine Caneele)
External links
Humanité is a 19991999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
film directed by Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of Dumont's films have won the Grand Prix award: both L'Humanité and...
. It tells the story of a detective who has lost touch with his emotions, and who investigates the murder of a little girl.
Plot
Superintendent Pharaon De Winter (Emmanuel Schotte) investigates the murder of a girl aged 11, who had also been raped. The film starts with her body being examined by De Winter in a remote rural field next to a railway line. The film then focuses on De Winter's struggle to deal with the realities of the world. In the weekend that follows, he spends time at a restaurant and at the seaside with his neighbours, Domino (Severine Caneele) and Joseph (Philippe Tullier), both of whom are in a relationship. Joseph is a crude man, as revealed from his disturbing carnal desires, seen from his actions and his use of language, in contrast to Domino, whom De Winter considers as tender and to whom he is attracted.Domino and her colleagues vote to go on strike at the factory where they work. The police authorities in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
are starting to pressure the local police, in particular De Winter's boss, to find the murderer. Eventually, after the Lille authorities take over the investigation, Joseph is arrested. Domino is distraught, and De Winter becomes similarly emotionally unstable.
There is only the barest outline of a plot. A girl is murdered, a policeman is assigned to solve the murder. The film is shot in contemplative and symbolical style, which corresponds to De Winter's character and his method of investigation.
Cast
- Emmanuel Schotté - Pharaon De Winter
- Séverine Caneele - Domino
- Philippe Tullier - Joseph
- Ghislain Ghesquère - Police Chief
- Ginette Allegre - Eliane
- Daniel Leroux - Nurse
- Arnaud Brejon de la Lavergnee - Conservationist
- Daniel Petillon - Jean, the cop
- Robert Bunzi - English cop
- Dominique Pruvost - Angry worker
- Jean-Luc Dumont - CRS
- Diane Gray - British traveller
- Paul Gray - British traveller
- Sophie Vercamer - Worker
- Murielle Houche - Worker
Awards
The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival1999 Cannes Film Festival
The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks...
where it won the following awards:
- Grand PrixGrand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
- Best ActorBest Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
(Emmanuel Schotte) - Best ActressBest Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
(Séverine Caneele)
External links
Humanité is a 19991999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
film directed by Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of Dumont's films have won the Grand Prix award: both L'Humanité and...
. It tells the story of a detective who has lost touch with his emotions, and who investigates the murder of a little girl.
Plot
Superintendent Pharaon De Winter (Emmanuel Schotte) investigates the murder of a girl aged 11, who had also been raped. The film starts with her body being examined by De Winter in a remote rural field next to a railway line. The film then focuses on De Winter's struggle to deal with the realities of the world. In the weekend that follows, he spends time at a restaurant and at the seaside with his neighbours, Domino (Severine Caneele) and Joseph (Philippe Tullier), both of whom are in a relationship. Joseph is a crude man, as revealed from his disturbing carnal desires, seen from his actions and his use of language, in contrast to Domino, whom De Winter considers as tender and to whom he is attracted.Domino and her colleagues vote to go on strike at the factory where they work. The police authorities in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
are starting to pressure the local police, in particular De Winter's boss, to find the murderer. Eventually, after the Lille authorities take over the investigation, Joseph is arrested. Domino is distraught, and De Winter becomes similarly emotionally unstable.
There is only the barest outline of a plot. A girl is murdered, a policeman is assigned to solve the murder. The film is shot in contemplative and symbolical style, which corresponds to De Winter's character and his method of investigation.
Cast
- Emmanuel Schotté - Pharaon De Winter
- Séverine Caneele - Domino
- Philippe Tullier - Joseph
- Ghislain Ghesquère - Police Chief
- Ginette Allegre - Eliane
- Daniel Leroux - Nurse
- Arnaud Brejon de la Lavergnee - Conservationist
- Daniel Petillon - Jean, the cop
- Robert Bunzi - English cop
- Dominique Pruvost - Angry worker
- Jean-Luc Dumont - CRS
- Diane Gray - British traveller
- Paul Gray - British traveller
- Sophie Vercamer - Worker
- Murielle Houche - Worker
Awards
The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival1999 Cannes Film Festival
The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks...
where it won the following awards:
- Grand PrixGrand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
- Best ActorBest Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actor Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
(Emmanuel Schotte) - Best ActressBest Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
(Séverine Caneele)