Humain, trop humain
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Humain, trop humain |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1974 |
| length | 73 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Louis Malle |
| script | Louis Malle |
| camera | Etienne Becker, Louis Malle |
| cut | Suzanne Baron |
Humain, trop humain ( German : "Menschliches, Allzumenschliches") is a documentary by director Louis Malle from 1974. The film deals with the alienation of the workers of a Citroën factory in Brittany from their work. The film sets contrasts in the documentation of a trade fair at which the plant's products are presented. The film was released on DVD in 2005.
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In the film, Malle addresses critical issues in automobile production . It documents the exploitation, alienation and consumer behavior that result from mass production . The film was shot at only two locations, on the one hand in the production halls of the Citroën plant and on the other in an automobile fair. The film is divided into three components. The first is dedicated chronologically to the manufacturing process of the vehicles, from the individual part to the finished product. The second sequence consists of a kind of collage in which conversations, noises and impressions from an automobile fair are reproduced. The third is dedicated to the conditions of production from the point of view of the worker, in particular the relationship between man and machine.
It is a documentary about the manufacture of automobiles and about people who have to carry out monotonous work on the assembly line. Malle chose an automobile factory in France, which at that time was equipped with the most modern assembly line technology. He stayed there for a week to give the viewer a sense of the monotonous work. The recordings of the noise at work convey an authentic picture of the working conditions on an assembly line, which does not require any comment. Malle consciously lets the images and sounds speak for themselves. He commented, "I wanted the audience to feel exhausted when they came out of the movie, as exhausted as if they'd had an eight-hour shift."
Web links
- Humain, trop humain in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Humain, trop humain - Louis Malle, 1974 on documentary-scene.de (extensive analysis of the film from March 10, 2010.)
- Vincent Canby (February 14, 1975): 'Humain, Trop Humain', a Film of Stunning Images on movies.nytimes.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Humain, trop humain - Louis Malle, 1974 on documentary-scene.de, accessed on August 14, 2013.
- ^ Films by Louis Malle (2) , March 2006, on arsenal-berlin.de, accessed on August 14, 2013.