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L’humanitéOther

by Bruno Dumont

Who uses, recommends or left L’humanité, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Cornish filmmaker who shoots on hand-processed 16 mm film; Bait (2019) won him the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut, and he followed it with Enys Men (2022).
loved

I was first inspired to watch L’humanité after seeing a clip of it in Mark Cousins’s The Story of Film. Once I saw the movie, I was absolutely haunted by it.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Mark Jenkin, the entry for L’humanité.

2023-05-25·criterion.com ↗

Mexican filmmaker of Japón (2002), Battle in Heaven (2005), Silent Light (2007) and Post Tenebras Lux (2012), which won him Best Director at Cannes.
loved

The first film I saw by Dumont was L’humanité. I saw it immediately after I made Japón and it made such an impression on me.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carlos Reygadas, the entry for L’humanité.

2019-08-12·criterion.com ↗

Mike Hadreas, American singer and songwriter who records as Perfume Genius; his albums include Too Bright (2014), No Shape (2017) and Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (2020).
liked

L’humanité is the kind of movie that I like to watch because I want to see what’s inside of it.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Perfume Genius, the entry for L’humanité.

2025-04-24·criterion.com ↗

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