Heartbeat Detector
2007 ‘La question humaine’ Directed by Nicolas Klotz
Synopsis
A psychologist discovers troubling links between Nazism and modern-day big business.
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A través de la mirada reptiliana de un psicólogo responsable del departamento de Recursos Humanos de la filial francesa de una maderera alemana -interpretado por un inmenso Mathieu Amalric-, la película lanza una línea que vincula las dinámicas de organización interna de las macro-empresas europeas con las particularidades burocráticas de los campos de concentración nazis. Tal vez demasiado volcada en demostrar su tesis, pero cruda y fría hasta el dolor y capaz de dejar devastado tu estado de ánimo durante días.
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A highly intelligent, interesting film that does a great job of showing the impact that the ripples of Nazi Germany still have on the modern world. It's half a study of that, half a character study of Mathieu Amalric's character, a psychologist for a large, anonymous company. This character is completely breaking down throughout the film as a result of living in such a shady, paranoia filled society.
I have to admit that there is some stuff that went over my head. There's a subplot involving an almost underground society of these business types who take these boats to a place where they pop drugs and rave. I'm sure that the whole thing has a symbolic meaning but for me…