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Funny Games
1997
A powerfully graphic film (even though no violence is ever shown on the screen itself) about an Austrian family who goes on a country vacation and become the victims of two cold-blooded psychopaths who are out to torture them with their "funny games." Haneke's point, that fictional violence is as real as the real world's, is .. Read more
| Starring | Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Frank Giering, Arno Frisch |
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| Director | Michael Haneke |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller, World Cinema |
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Funny Games
A powerfully graphic film (even though no violence is ever shown on the screen itself) about an Austrian family who goes on a country vacation and become the victims of two cold-blooded psychopaths who are out to torture them with their "funny games." Haneke's point, that fictional violence is as real as the real world's, is presented chillingly in this extremely well-acted, yet potentially offensive effort. Weak of stomach, beware.
| Starring | Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Muhe, Frank Giering, Arno Frisch |
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| Director | Michael Haneke |
| Studio | AMAZON WEB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: 19 Feb 2001 |
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A disturbing film, intended as a polemic against film-makers and audiences who enjoy gratuitous violence; the violence here is presented in a way to make it seem painful rather than thrilling.
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Utter rubbish! Avoid!!
This film has no redeeming qualities at all - I wouldn't want to waste any more of my life even trying to begin to explain how bad this film is - it was ... read more »
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Nasty in a good way
I don't agree with the thesis - there are healthy reasons people enjoy horrific entertainment, and fictional violence is in no way as bad as the real thing... read more »
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HANEKE DEBATES VIOLENCE
Haneke makes serious films and this is another; the story is about good versus evil, a tale in which evil triumphs and pleasant expectation is lastingly and ... read more »
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Funny Games
A powerfully graphic film (even though no violence is ever shown on the screen itself) about an Austrian family who goes on a country vacation and become the victims of two cold-blooded psychopaths who are out to torture them with their "funny games." Haneke's point, that fictional violence is as ...
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