Marchienne, or where to live a dot's live
- Technical data
- Format: 6 mm
- Date: 1993
- Duration: 54 minutes
- Writer and director: Richard Olivier
- Image: Michel Techy
- Sound: Jean-Paul Raemdonck
- Editing: Pilar Morales
- Production director: Richard Olivier
Synopsys
Marchienne, the end of the world, where madness and absurdity meet every day.
Marchienne-au-pont was once the main centre of inland water transport. At that time, men produced quality steel and blew glass, while others, from sun-ridden countries went down the mines. Not long ago, Walloon history was written there.
This document/quest was made in a sick country, which one could rename “the asshole of the world”. Richard Olivier
Press review
Ferocious in his way of loving but not misanthropic, the filmmaker stops under a bridge to open our eyes. " Le Soir "
A startling document " Télépro "
Edifying patchwork on a crisis situation which awakens, in the midst of insecurity, the instant reactions of intolerance, and deep thoughts about a region. " La Libre Belgique "
Marchienne is a dark poem. " Le Soir Illustré "
The reality of a Belgian city depicted in a way no-one has ever dared. " Moustique "
A masterpiece of political reality in its noblest sense: a reality which shelters our joys and maledictions. " Dimanche Matin "
A magnificent film. Callot and Goya already had already demonstrated that it is possible to create splendour out of the horrible. " Le Ligueur "
It is true, honest and therefore salutary to make it public. " Le Rappel "
His film is a particularly damning and oppressive treatment of reality which reveals a film director whose darkness reminds us of the Bunuel of Las Hurdes. " Le Monde "
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