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Summary: Haneke is the "MASTER"
Review: Usually after a movie either in the theater or at home, people tend to discuss it right away with each other. I have even noticed this while the credits are rolling. My personal feeling is if a movie is exceptional and has enough of an impact, there really is no talking at all. This is the experience after all of the films by Michael Haneke. I have so far seen. Funny Games, The Piano Teacher and now Code Unknown.The film is in pieces. But i had no difficulty connecting these pieces together and understanding the theme and what was being expressed. Haneke does it with pure brilliance and subtleties beyond comprehension. He wastes nothing. Every single second is used and is there for a reason. He creates and embarks on a type of realism. Not just realism because that is a loaded word. He creates and writes situations and allows his actors to become more than than just actors. It is a shame that his films are not more widely distibuted and shown in the U.S. But then again there is little commercial value or room for integrity and intellectualism in cinema within the states. Instead we are inundated with special effects product placement and actors who are just playing themselves. His films on some levels make all of the current Hollywood films seem meaningless. I hope the US DVD release has the same extras as the PAL version. The US Funny Games release did not. I highly recommend all of his works
Also The 7th Continent and Benny's Video
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