In this episode, I talk about Michael Haneke's controversial and thought-provoking 1997 film, "Funny Games." It's a thriller that breaks all the rules and raises questions about the representation of violence in mass media. A family is terrorized in their vacation home by two young men who take enjoyment in brutality and degradation. Haneke uses surprising and unexpected techniques to confront the audience of his film and to make us think deeper and more critically about the violence and suffering we see in movies and television. This episode contains spoilers.
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Full Show Notes:
- My episode on Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher
- My episode on Bong Joon-ho's Memories of Murder
- My episode on Three Colors: Blue
- My episode on Big Night
- My episode on Elem Klimov's Come and See
- My episode on Michael Haneke's Amour
- Loeb and Leopold
- Mulholland Drive
- My episode on The Lives of Others
- The Cheshire Murders
- The Murder of Joan, Michelle, and Christe Rogers
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