Sunshine & Clouds
23Apr12
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Rainn Holiday
22May12
I don't get why everyone's arguments about why he isn't a great director are derivative of him being "smug" and "selfish". I don't get that from his movies at all. You do have to admit that he directs very interesting stories, and his movies are very auteur driven, which MUBI users seem to love.
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Lemmycaution
30Mar12
He's a fascinating director. I don't think that he wants to teach something to the audience. He wants us to question our perception of the films, he wants us to question our perception of good and evil and that's why, he's probably one of the only directors working now that is making films which help us, as citizens, to question our society and improve ourselves.
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Emery Snyder
2Mar12
Funny Games is the carton of cigarettes, you (the audience) are the child that was caught smoking and Michael Haneke is your dad...... The Piano Teacher is just in case you didn't learn your lesson the first time....
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Chai Walla
21Jan12
Oh, Michael Haneke. People say you're such a challenging director. But I don't believe it.
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Alex, chanandre, Dimitris Psachos, Francisco R., Black Irish, Ben 94, Harry Rossi, dust in love, ULA ZUHRA, Catarina Gomes, Charles Deckert
Acephalous
20Feb11
Too bad there isn't an "Unlike" option. Haneke is overrated and intellectually lame.
Ruggles Bodine
18Feb11
“A feature film is twenty-four lies per second.” Godard ref. Also, Haneke is probably the most interesting director working today.
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Luke Cloran
6Aug10
He simplifies themes such as Madness(The Piano Teacher) and Terrorism(The White Ribbon) to it's RAW form that is right in front of your face. He confront's the viewer automatically, sometimes literally(Funny Games), and never lets up. A voice in cinema I am now fixed upon.
There Will Be Josh Schasny
27Jul10
The finest director in recent years to create real films. Near-perfect cinema.
Alex Delarge
9May10
Does anyone else see a distinct formalism in Hanake that evokes the spirit of Robert Bresson? Not only in style but in emotional impact.
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Mono No Aware
24Dec09
Haneke in a recent Film Comment interview: "Since puberty, I've always defined myself by taking a certain distance. I see it even in everyday conversations. That's also why I'm not good at accepting accolades. How should I say...As soon as a majority takes shape, I'm against it on principle. It's instinctive. Whenever people agree on everything, I get aggressive."
