Three 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man, Harry, in search of love. The first is as a youth, the second on the day of his high school graduation, and the third as a lonely, middle-aged man.
Direction
Deruddere channels Fassbinder by way of awkward Belgian suburbia.
Acting
Josse De Pauw plays dual Harrys with grotesque, vulnerable precision.
Costume
The corpse princess outfit—unforgettable, unhinged, perfect.
Director
Dominique Deruddere
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Charles Bukowski short stories, this is peak 1980s European art-house transgression—Belgium'sanswer to Tales of Ordinary Madness.
The corpse scene caused walkouts at Cannes 1987; Deruddere reportedly said 'Finally, they feel something.'
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