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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Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life' (2011)
Terrence Malick's 'Days of Heaven' (1978)
Michael Curtiz's 'Casablanca' (1942)
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952)
Ang Lee's 'Brokeback Mountain' (2005)
Catherine Corsini's 'Summertime' (aka 'La Belle Saison') (2015)
Bong Joon-ho's 'Memories of Murder' (2003)
Roberto Rossellini's 'Journey To Italy' (1954)
Vittorio De Sica's 'Umberto D.' (1952)
Kelly Reichardt's 'Wendy and Lucy' (2008)
Dardenne brothers' 'Two Days, One Night' (2014)
Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Three Colors: Blue' (1993)
Pablo Larrain's 'Jackie' (2016)
Agnès Varda's 'The Gleaners and I' (2000)
Nicolas Philibert's 'To Be and To Have' (2002)
Todd Haynes's 'Far From Heaven' (2002)
Todd Haynes's 'Safe' (1995)
Jane Campion's 'The Piano' (1993)
Maïwenn's 'My King' (2015)
Peter Webber's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' (2003)
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