Funny Games
2008
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Michael Haneke (German: [ˈhaːnəkə]; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, German, and English and has worked in television and theatre, as well as cinema.
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- Film director, screenwriter
- Austrian
- University of Vienna
IMDb provides an overview of the life and career of Michael Haneke, a renowned Austrian filmmaker who challenges his audiences with realistic and disturbing works. Learn about his films, such as The White Ribbon, Amour, Funny Games, and Caché, and his achievements, such as two Palme d'Ors and two Oscar nominations.
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- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Writer, Director, Actor
Mar 19, 2024 · Michael Haneke, Austrian director and screenwriter whose stark and provocative films made him a major figure in European cinema in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His work examines social alienation and brutality in contemporary middle-class life.
Mar 23, 2023 · The Austrian auteur has made his name with disturbing and superb studies of the violence and repression of bourgeois life. As he turns 81, we rate his finest films. by Peter Bradshaw. Thu 23 Mar...
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Nov 4, 2012 · Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or-winning film Amour will strike some as brutal, as its elderly characters grapple with the indignities of ageing. The director proves a challenging subject to...
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Oct 24, 2009 · Michael Haneke, Austrian director of the acclaimed Hidden and winner of this year's Palme D'or for his latest movie, The White Ribbon, talks to Elizabeth Day about Nazi Germany, fanaticism,...
A boxset of the first three films by Austrian auteur Michael Haneke, depicting a coldly bureaucratic society in which human relationships are supplanted by a deep-seated collective malaise. The films explore the link between consumerism, violence, mass media, and contemporary alienation, and feature interviews with the director and actors.
