Funny Games (Michael Haneke, 1997)

[arizona_jules]

And speaking of films that are both radical in subject and format.......Michael Haneke is a godsend to radical cinema. I've only become a Haneke admirer in the last 6 months or so, but I'm thrilled that I finally got around to discovering him. Now I'm playing catch-up.

Funny Games is a treatise on the uses off cinematic violence. There is no

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[a_propos]

I haven't seen Funny Games, but I remember having similar refections on the Piano Teacher.

[arizona_jules]

I haven't seen that one yet, but I will! Definitely check out Funny Games, especially before Haneke's North American re-make comes out so you can compare.

[chunklet]

hell yeah!

[arizona_jules]

Amen!