Hidden (Caché) first published (in a different version) by EyeforFilm The opening credits of Michael Haneke‘s Hidden (Caché) appear over a static wide shot of a leafy street. During the course of several minutes, nothing in particular happens: a passerby’s footsteps, and the song of a bird, can be heard; a man exits a house…
Funny Games (aka Funny Games US) first published by Film4 Summary: Michael Haneke rewinds and replays his games of cinematic violence in this doubly uncompromising English-language remake of his 1997 film. Review: When directors remake their own films for an English-speaking audience, there tends to be an element of cultural reduction, or ‘dumbing down’ – after all,…
The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band – eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) first published by Film4 Summary: In this mystery, a German Protestant community pays the price for its own sins. Michael Haneke writes and directs this European co-production. Review: As the film’s original subtitle (left untranslated for English-speaking viewers) declares, Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon is eine deutsche…
Miss Violence first published by Film4 Synopsis: Alexandros Avranas directs a domestic tale of modern Greece and ancient patriarchy. Review: In a sequence about halfway through Alexandros Avranas’ Miss Violence, mother of four Eleni (Eleni Roussinou) goes with her family’s Father (Themis Panou) to the house of one of his friends. During this visit, seated in…