Pierre (Jan Decorte, 1976)
Pierre
,
Part of 
Deel van 
Partie de 

Theatremaker Jan Decorte's first feature film covers the lonely life of a Brussels municipal employee who lives with his mother. To break through his deadly spell of boredom, his attention turns to a girl at the gymnastics club.

Pierre (Jan Decorte, 1976)
Language
Taal
Langue
Dutch
Subtitles
Ondertitels
Sous-titres
Dutch, English, French
Available
Beschikbaar
Disponible
Worldwide
Duration
Duur
Durée
90'
Aspect Ratio
Beeldverhouding
Format d'image
1.37

The first feature film by theatremaker Jan Decorte covers a day and a night in the lone life of a Brussels municipal clerk. Pierre lives with his mother in an antiquated house in a run-down working-class area. Every morning, Pierre takes the tram to his job at the town hall, where he listens to his colleagues' jokes over the lunch break. His only hope of banishing his boredom and frustration is a girl from the gymnastics club. One evening, when his mother is out of the house, he decides to invite her into his home.

“Man is an unravelable secret to anyone else. The final significance of most of his actions is obscure as are the reasons for them. At what point is our knowledge and the possibility of knowing the motivations of others? Should not one question the very existence of motivations? I know what you are getting at when you talk of human motivations.”

Jan Decorte

“Using the same method as Akerman in Jeanne Dielman, including the brilliant low-key lighting style, Decorte attempts to confront naturalism with narrative, to reveal its mechanics, a collection of objects arranged in a certain order, a representation rather than a reflection of reality.”

From programme text

Language
Taal
Langue
Dutch
Subtitles
Ondertitels
Sous-titres
Dutch, English, French
Available
Beschikbaar
Disponible
Worldwide
Duration
Duur
Durée
90'
Aspect Ratio
Beeldverhouding
Format d'image
1.37
A Film by
Een film van
Un film de
With
Met
Avec
Albert Van Tichelen, Cara Van Wersch, Marcel Hendrickx, Rezy Schumacher, Rein Walraven, Jos Van Gorp, Pitou Destickere, Hendrica De Meester, Nadia Bodart, Annie Declerck, Charlie Depauw, Robert Eburie
Script
Scenario
Scénario
Jan Decorte
Image
Beeld
Image
Walther Vanden Ende
Sound
Geluid
Son
Jean-Marie Buchet, Frans Wentzel
Producer
Producent
Producteur
Jan Decorte
Editing
Montage
Montage
Erik Convents, Roland Lethem