Sophie Bruneau
Directing
Biography
Sophie Bruneau is a Belgian documentary filmmaker and anthropologist. She studied anthropology and sociology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Bruneau's films often delve into social and cultural subjects, providing insightful observations of human behavior and societal structures. Her notable works include Ils ne mouraient pas tous mais tous étaient frappés (2005), co-directed with Marc-Antoine Roudil, which examines the impact of work-related stress, and Rêver sous le capitalisme (2017), exploring the dreams of workers in a capitalist society. Bruneau's anthropological background informs her cinematic approach, resulting in thought-provoking documentaries that challenge viewers to reflect on contemporary issues.
Known For
The history of barbed wire, whose use dates back to the first settlers of the Wild West, always driven by their reckless and ruthless spirit of conquest and selfish ambition to leave their mark on wild lands; of its relationship with politics and mercantilism; of the perversion of the millenary relationship between men and animals; of the evolution of surveillance techniques. Fences and borders: the tragic tale of the enclosure of the world.
Devil's Rope
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Ils ne mouraient pas tous mais tous étaient frappés
Arbres is the story of the Tree and trees. It begins with the Origins and then embarks upon a journey through the world of the tree and the trees of the world. The film reveals the huge differences and slight similarities between the Tree and Man, investigating the fascinating idea that, amongst plants, the tree fulfils the role played by man in the animal kingdom.
Trees
We know what labour wreaks on the body, but what less visible imprint does it leave on the unconscious? The nights of twelve dreamers – sometimes recounted in front of the camera, sometimes with a voice-over that accompanies shots of office buildings or urban worksites – reveal how the capitalist system invades the modern-day psyche. Long shots of edifices with smooth surfaces and sheer edges instil a deceptive gentleness. Zombies, corpses, mummies, ghosts, skulls sliced open like an egg and emptied by spoonfuls… The images follow one after the other, no two alike, but the editing organises a gradation towards the vampirism and an insidious passage from night to day, from dreams to real working life.
Dreaming Under Capitalism
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Terre d'usage
Today, Cezanne's studio is a meditative space frozen in time, and his unconventional methods and artistic legacy are not only seen, but felt.
Cezanne
Short documentary on 3 fisherman who still go fishing near the shore with horses the old fashioned way.
Pêcheurs à cheval
The intersecting story of four notarial situations in a law office in Haute - Auvergne. Through the story of two negotiated sales, an inventory and an inheritance file, the notary's office becomes the reign of stories of property and money, of intimate conversations and secret exchanges, in short of the human comedy.