A child-like view of the world and the horrible acts that people are capable of. Surreal, slow-paced masterpiece. I can understand why many are put off by Dumont's style.
i'm slightly confused. why does pharaon wear handcuffs in the last scene of the movie, what does it mean? @aurora: if you mean the harpsichord music he played in the car... the piece is composed by pancrace royer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kobaepcz2gA&feature=related
baroque music gone mad and rusty tools lying in grass at the beginning make its statement, humanite is a discouraging character study and a mixtape of all dumont's themes, it's the most tedious of his movies, but at the end you feel that not a second was a waste of time, the chilling twist at the end is much less unexpected than the way dumont orchestrates it
Brutal but transcendent story of art among the philistines, grace and landscape, lust and love. Dumont owns northern France and strands his characters in landscapes made bleak by violence, lust, and materialism.
L'humanite will make you feel. You will wonder why your life lacks moments so basic and stinging. L'humanite has the complexity and love of Brothers Karamazov. It utilizes setting comparably to Ang Lee and the Cohen brothers. How many awards must Dumont win to prove he is one of the most important living film makers in the west?
