Word: hanekeã
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...that those who praised the movie were simply trying to mask their incomprehension at the never-ending shots of the same nondescript house. Not that it’s their fault; it’s debatable whether there’s anything in the film that can be understood. Haneke??s pretension works in many of his other films, most notably his remake of “Funny Games,” but “Caché” is the worst example of indulgent art for art’s sake...
Several of the film’s vignettes stand out. Anyone who has seen Michael Haneke??s 2005 French-language drama “Hidden” recalls a certain scene: after 45 minutes of seemingly plotless meandering, a single moment of suicidal violence shocks the audience out of their fugue and puts them on the edge of their seats for the remainder of the film. “The Road” employs a similar effect; following a span of wandering, father and son come upon a disconcertingly civilized-looking house, which they are drawn to investigate...
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