Episode 124: Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' (1997)
Her Head in Films
English - July 30, 2021 07:29 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTV & Film Arts film cinema films movies tv & film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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 TeacherMy episode on Bong Joon-ho's Memories of MurderMy episode on Three Colors: BlueMy episode on Big NightMy episode on Elem Klimov's Come and SeeMy episode on Michael Haneke's AmourLoeb and LeopoldMulholland DriveMy episode on The Lives of OthersThe Cheshire MurdersThe Murder of Joan, Michelle, and Christe RogersAll My Sources
Criterion Collection edition of Funny GamesMichael Haneke: InterviewsFunny Games: Don't You Want to See How it Ends? (Criterion.com)