Lone Scherfig, who’s got a damn good film coming out herself, called it possibly the greatest film she’d ever seen.
So we’ll see.
I definitely hope so, there´s no doubt that he´s still a potentially great director despite the Funny Games remake. My favorite film by Haneke so far might be Benny´s Video, and The Seventh Continent is a close second.
Fair enough. It would be intresting to see how Haneke changes after wining the Palme D’or, I wonder if it will make him bravor in his films…
i’m watching the film the day after tomorrow folks,i’ll let you know…in the meantime,i’m sure Allison and some others have already watched it..so i’m pretty sure you won’t need me,hehe..
i saw An Education by Scherfig at the festival,i only liked her Italian for Beginners feature,i cannot really trust her film preference since her filmography is uneven to begin with…..
but then again,Haneke isn’t a cinephile at all!!!!
I think the only difference might be that he gets better funding for his films, but I don´t think that he takes winning an award that serious.
True, funding is probably all he will get and knowing him it will come to much use.
I don’t understand why so many people feel that the remake was terrible, I loved it – the first Haneke film I ever saw, I personally felt that he will never be able to out do it and Cache (Hidden); overall, ‘The White Ribbon’ looks outstanding!
Why isn´t Haneke a cinephile? He has an amazing film taste, Bresson, Tarkovsky and Bergman being his favorite directors.
I think that the effect the Funny Games remake has on you certainly depends on wether you´ve previously seen the Austrian original or not. I personally consider the remake unnecessary (apart from the financial profit of course).
“Why isn´t Haneke a cinephile”
i heard somewhere that Haneke and Kiarostami amongst others admit their lack of knowledge of cinema as an art,yes,no matter how much they admire certain film-makers (i don’t know if Kiarostami admires Ozu by any chance),i don’t know if it’s true but the overall rumor is they don’t really believe in the term “cinephile”…
Does anyone know why The White Ribbon was filmed in b/w? It’s his first feature film in b/w as far as I know, no?
Haneke stated in an interview that he loved filming in black and white and was only looking for a chance to make his next film that way. I think he surely had to convince his producers, but after winning the Palme did it pay off for them.
“Why did you decide to shoot in black and white?
All the familiar images from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are in black and white for the mass media (photography, newspapers) already existed, whereas our perception of the 18th century, for example, is in colour due to the paintings and films we’ve seen. I love black and white and jumped at the opportunity. It also enabled me, as did the use of a narrator, to create a distancing effect. What matters is finding an appropriate medium for portraying one’s subject."
http://cineuropa.org/interview.aspx?documentID=108748
I see. Thanks apursansar & Dimitris!
i’m really looking forward to this since i lost the opportunity to also grab a ticket for the festival finale with Los Abrazos Rotos…
anyways….Haneke,here i come!!!!
Yes, I can imagine that the term cinephile must be suspect for Haneke, and he certainly despises it for its pseudo-intellectual undertones. Nevertheless did I get the impression from interviews that his knowledge of cinema is excellent.
“cinephile” implies psuedo-intellectualism?
“Nevertheless did I get the impression from interviews that his knowledge of cinema is excellent.”
true,another example is Bresson’s knowledge which was impeccable in my opinion…however,i bet he was a tad hostile to many “classics” of the 40’s-50’s,not to mention he was a proponent of silent cinema,which reminds me of Rossellini’s phrase who said something like cinema is dead and so he started making huge TV productions..
i’d be curious to watch Haneke’s adaption of Kafka’s The Tower come to think of it…
It´s one of the few absolutely brilliant Kafka adaptation in my opinion, and he found a perfect way to illustrate the fragmentic character of the novel. You´re right about Bresson, his knowledge of silent and early sound cinema was flawless.
which reminds me of Rossellini’s phrase who said something like cinema is dead and so he started making huge TV productions..
Rossellini’s tv films were super low budget affairs and the majority of them are astonishing masterpieces.
Which of those films he made about philosophers do you consider to be the best, Gringo?
“super low budget affairs”
wow,i had only seen Socrates which did seem low-budget but i didn’t think his whole TV filmography would depend from low-budget evaluation,thanks for informing…
i mean,the stills in Medici look stellar in composition!
can they really be low-budget decorations?if so,he was pitch-perfect…
Yes, I can imagine that the term cinephile must be suspect for Haneke, and he certainly despises it for its pseudo-intellectual undertones.
That would be ironic because I know of no cinema with greater pseudo-intellectual undertones than Haneke’s.
Where do you find those undertones, Gringo? Is attacking a society which is based on lies pseudo-intellectual?
“pseudo-intellectual”? Is that like “pretentious”? Let’s see: studied philosophy, psychology and drama at university. A director of theater. Film critic. Television director. Yep, totally justified in using the derogatory “pseudo”.
I have high hopes about this one.My two favorite Hanekes are The Piano Teacher and The Seventh Continent.
It’s a truly teriffic movie — my favorite so far this year. While Haneke has often pushed the envelope quite severely in his other films this one is exceptionally subtle and beautifully paced. It’s about life in a small Austrian town on the eve of World War I. All manner of petty meanness is going on between various parites — often in mysterious ways. But there are good people in the town too. Overall it’s a picture of life as Haneke sees it No point in saying anythign more until you see it yourself. But I will say for a two and half hour film that isn’t a puls-racign thriller I wasn’t bored for a nanosecond
Slitting an Algerian’s throat to make white people jump is pseudo intellectual. The French commit suicide at a far greater rate than Algerians. Why didn’t Haneke slit his French stars’ throats? Because they’re movie stars.
Haneke’s had no problem murdering white people throughout his career.
Gringo, you’re making absolute no sense.
That´s the funniest comment I´ve read so far on theauteurs. And now explain us why he killed the family in “Seventh Continent”.
- “Because they’re movie stars.”
- Haha
Ben Fellini
What do people think, is The White Ribbon going to be a masterful picture?
I am debating going to see it…