Man Bites Dog (1992)
- Documented locations
- 8
- Year
- 1992
- Directed by
- Rémy BELVAUX
- Original title
- C'est arrivé près de chez vous
- Cities
- Mouscron, Philippeville, Namur, Ixelles, Saint-Gilles, Louvain-la-Neuve
Mouscron, Belgium
The scene : The woods where the team follows Ben — notably the scene of the child running through the trees.
Philippeville, Belgium
Former marble quarry near Neuville, in the municipality of Philippeville, in the heart of the marble basin of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse.
The scene : The marble quarry where Ben disposes of the bodies of his victims.
Namur, Belgium
Housing estate of the Namurois suburb of Salzinnes, built from the 1960s to the 1980s around a social project.
The scene : The large complex of Salzinnes, filmed for a long time: Ben hangs out there and commits several of his offenses.
Namur, Belgium
The scene : Ben introduces his grandfather and his mother in the grocery store — a very real business that blurs the line between fiction and documentary.
Ixelles, Belgium
Former Brussels café on rue de l'Arbre Bénit, neighboring the cinema Le Styx, now closed.
The scene : At the counter, Ben details the recipe for his cocktail "petit Grégory" (dark humor at its peak), then takes off on his sung tirade "Cinema, cinema… from film to film, I have given you my existence."
Ixelles, Belgium
The scene : As he exits the café, Ben urinates against a facade on the opposite sidewalk, at the corner of Souveraine Street.
Saint-Gilles, Belgium
Former restaurant at the crossroads of chaussée de Charleroi and avenue Defacqz; it became "Le Balnéo", but was lost in a fire and has been replaced by a new building.
The scene : The restaurant scene, supposed to be a coastal establishment specializing in mussels.
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
The scene : Several scenes of the film were shot in the city of Louvain-la-Neuve.