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Code Unknown
2000
German-born filmmaker Michael Haneke continues the bleak, formalist experimentation of his 1994 breakthrough 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance with this similarly fragmented tale of racism, intolerance, and hatred in modern-day Paris. The focus of the narrative is split between three sets of people: the French actress Anne .. Read more
| Starring | Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler |
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| Director | Michael Haneke |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Code Unknown
German-born filmmaker Michael Haneke continues the bleak, formalist experimentation of his 1994 breakthrough 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance with this similarly fragmented tale of racism, intolerance, and hatred in modern-day Paris. The focus of the narrative is split between three sets of people: the French actress Anne (Juliette Binoche), her husband and in-laws; a Romanian woman, Maria (Luminita Gheorghiu), who struggles to raise money for her family back home; and Amadou (Ona Lu Yenke), a teacher for the deaf who is at odds with his resolute African clan. The catalyst for the stories begins on a streetcorner, where Anne's brother-in-law Jean (Alexandre Hamadi) insults Maria, who is begging for change; incensed, Amadou picks a fight with Jean, resulting in negative repercussions for the triptych of protagonists. Throughout, Haneke punctuates the action with his unique editing and use of sound. After its Cannes debut, Code Inconnu made its North American premiere at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler |
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| Director | Michael Haneke |
| Studio | FUSION MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 19 Nov 2001 |
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Where Haneke's earlier 71 Fragments... traced a web of seemingly unconnected events leading up to a catastrophe, this... read more on Time Out
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Quality film making!
This is one of those films that leaves you feeling as though you have been winded. In the best possible way. Powerful direction that does not lay the narrative ... read more »
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Thrilling, not a Thriller.
This film is unfortunately titled. I'm afraid a lot of people have rented it expecting a Bruce Willis style thriller and although it is a thrilling film ... read more »
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code ok
This is an interesting film, it broke most conventional film making theories. eg) having a start, middle, and end. This might seem to be a pretty terminal ... read more »
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Confused No Continuity
Although a number of reviewers liked this film we struggle to understand why. We stayed with for 75% but the constant switching of the stories just left us ... read more »
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Code Unknown
German-born filmmaker Michael Haneke continues the bleak, formalist experimentation of his 1994 breakthrough 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance with this similarly fragmented tale of racism, intolerance, and hatred in modern-day Paris. The focus of the narrative is split between three sets of ...
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