Mr. Manatane's notebooks(2003)

Mr. Manatane's Notebooks is a Belgian comedy collection featuring Benoît Poelvoorde at his most unhinged. Spanning over seven hours, the film captures the eccentric philosopher Mr. Manatane dispensing absurdist wisdom on how to live—and die—with style. Poelvoorde delivers rapid-fire observations and surreal humor that blend intellectual pretension with deliberate ridiculousness, creating a darkly comic portrait of a man convinced of his own profundity. The notebooks accumulate into a rambling meditation on existence, taste, and the performative nature of wisdom itself. Ideal for viewers who appreciate avant-garde comedy and aren't afraid of extended, deliberately chaotic monologues.