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The Director's Hand

posted 17 years ago by t-a-hall
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Can anyone see evidence of Haneke's hand in this film? To me it seemed so faithful to the book that the work is almost Kafka's alone.

[–] crackwiggs 17 years ago

You could tell it was Haneke especially how each scene was cut. The lack of music (except briefly at the beginning) is typical Haneke as well. Also Susanne Lother (Frieda) had a part in La Pianiste.

[–] TwistingReality 16 years ago

not only did susanne lothar have a part in la pianiste, she also played in the original funny games, along with ulrich muehe, who plays K. in the film. i think the actor who played artur (one of k.'s helpers) also stars in funny games as one of the intruders

[–] nyxzt 15 years ago

What they said.. I think the reason it might seem so to you is because Kafka fits very well into Haneke's style.

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[–] evan_chester 13 years ago

This seemed very similar to Haneke's other films in my opinion. The slow editing style, going black after every scene, and as someone else mentioned the lack of music.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=8578799

[–] filmfancy 11 years ago

Also, the themes of alienation, isolation, as well as absurdity would be repeated later on, especially in The White Ribbon.

"And all the pieces matter" (The Wire)