Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' (1997)

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. Consider making this podcast sustainable by supporting it on Patreon.

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Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' (1997) is an episode from Her Head in Films by Caitlin.

This episode is 01:32:09 long.

This episode was published on Jul 30, 2021.

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