2nd July 2006 08:04:00
Funny Games
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Michael Haneke’s 1997 film portrays a bourgeois Austrian family who are held captive and tortured, and questions the viewer's reactions to the harrowing violence we are seeing on the screen.
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Funny Games
Recently remade for US audiences, Michael Haneke’s original 1997 film portrays a bourgeois Austrian family who are held captive and tortured, and questions our reactions to what we are seeing. Noel Megahey reviews the new Artificial Eye release.
Funny Games U.S.
A controversial deconstruction of on-screen violence, Michael Haneke's scene-by-scene remake of his own 1997 film seems to have an altogether different intent for US audiences. Noel Megahey examines the film in its UK DVD release.
Funny Games: Special Edition
Due to be remade in 2007 for US audiences by the director himself, Michael Haneke’s 1997 film portrays a bourgeois Austrian family who are held captive and tortured, and questions our reactions to what we are seeing. Tartan re-release one of the director’s most controversial and thought-provoking films as a 'Special Edition', but is the new DVD edition really much of an improvement?
