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Humanity

Original title: L'humanité
  • 1999
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.9K
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Humanity (1999)
DramaMystery

When an 11-year-old girl is brutally raped and murdered in a quiet French village, a police detective who has forgotten how to feel emotions--because of the death of his own family in some k... Read allWhen an 11-year-old girl is brutally raped and murdered in a quiet French village, a police detective who has forgotten how to feel emotions--because of the death of his own family in some kind of accident--investigates the crime, which turns out to ask more questions than it ans... Read allWhen an 11-year-old girl is brutally raped and murdered in a quiet French village, a police detective who has forgotten how to feel emotions--because of the death of his own family in some kind of accident--investigates the crime, which turns out to ask more questions than it answers.

  • Director
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Writer
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Stars
    • Emmanuel Schotté
    • Séverine Caneele
    • Philippe Tullier
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    4.9K
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    • Director
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Writer
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Stars
      • Emmanuel Schotté
      • Séverine Caneele
      • Philippe Tullier
    • 67User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Emmanuel Schotté
    Emmanuel Schotté
    • Pharaon De Winter
    Séverine Caneele
    Séverine Caneele
    • Domino
    Philippe Tullier
    • Joseph
    Ghislain Ghesquère
    • Le Commandant
    Ginette Allègre
    • La mére de Pharaon
    Darius
    • L'infirmier
    • (as Daniel Leroux)
    Arnaud Brejon de la Lavergnee
    • Le Conservateur
    Daniel Petillon
    • Jean - un policier
    Robert Bunzi
    • Le policier anglais
    • (as Robert Bunzl)
    Dominique Pruvost
    • L'ouvrier virulent
    Jean-Luc Dumont
    • Le CRS
    Diane Gray
    • La voyageuse anglaise
    Paul Gray
    • Le voyageur anglais
    Sophie Vercamer
    • Une ouvrière
    Murielle Houche
    • Une ouvrière
    Pascaline Guyot
    • Une ouvrière
    Liliane Facq
    • Une ouvrière
    Myriam Dehaine
    • Une ouvrière
    • Director
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Writer
      • Bruno Dumont
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    • Trivia
      According to Roger Ebert, "this is a film about a man whose life gives him no source of joy, and denies him the consolation of ignorance. He misses, and he knows he misses. He has the willingness of a saint, but not the gift. He would take the suffering of the world on his shoulders, but he is not man enough."
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      l'inspecteur de police Pharaon De Winter: I'm coming.

    • Alternate versions
      Italian distributor BIM originally removed about 2 minutes of sex footage from the Italian theatrical release in order to avoid a 'not under 18' rating. When the press criticized this self-censorship attempt, the distributor reissued the film in its original, integral form.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Instinct/The Loss of Sexual Innocence/Limbo (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Le Vertigo, Rondeau. Modérément
      from "Pièce de Clavecin"

      Music by Pancrace Royer

      Performed by William Christie

      Courtesy of harmonia mundi

    User reviews67

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    8/10
    Filling in the void
    On the surface, L'Humanite is about a detective, Pharaon, dealing with his hyper sensitive nature to a rape/murder of a young girl he is investigating, but especially for his unrequited love to his neighbor, Domino. Pharoan is like a wounded, or fearful child, dumpy, perpetually slumped over, soft spoken, watery eyed, whereas Domino is considerably working class, modern, damaged, but not nearly as fearful, at least, not as openly sensitive; unlike Pharaon, she doesn't wear her fear like bad suit. But, that is just the surface of the characters and story, the actual definition of these key elements is left up to the viewer. The plot and the characters are fragments. Instead of miring itself in details, long monologues, heavy dialogue in general, or normal cinematic conventions, the film is purposefully left incomplete in many areas. Thus, the viewer is left to speculate how these gaps should be filled, left to ponder the scraps given to them.

    For example, we are told Pharaon's girlfriend and child left him, but not why. Is Pharaon's sensitivity a product of his being abandoned by this woman, or was his sensitivity the cause of her leaving? Domino is clearly upset when Pharaon mentions the case of the rape/murder of the young girl, but is her reaction just empathy, or something deeper? For every detail we are given, there are often unresolved questions that are never conveniently answered.

    It somewhat reminds me of a Shohei Imamrua film, like Vengeance is Mine or The Eel, in that the story unfolds through rather mundane scenes, but these scenes end up speaking volumes over the course of the film. You could also say it is a bit like Antonioni as well, as the ordinary, often bright, landscape often contributes just as much emotion as the characters. Basically, Brumo Dumont, like Imamura or Antonioni, eschews normal narrative conventions to tell a story. He lets the viewer fill in the gaps, and much of the film will always remain an engaging mystery.
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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1999 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • 3B Productions (France)
      • Winstar Cinema (US distrib.)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Humanité
    • Filming locations
      • Bailleul, Nord, France(Village)
    • Production companies
      • 3B Productions
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • C.R.R.A.V
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $113,495
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,075
      • Jun 18, 2000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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