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'''''Caché''''' (distributed as '''''Hidden''''' in the UK and Ireland) is a 2005 |
'''''Caché''''' (distributed as '''''Hidden''''' in the UK and Ireland) is a 2005 Austrian-French film written and directed by [[Michael Haneke]]. It stars [[Daniel Auteuil]] as Georges and [[Juliette Binoche]] as his wife Anne. |
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Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a 88% approval rating based on 180 reviews and a 94% among its top critics."<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1153493-cache/ Cache]. ''Rotten Tomatoes''. [[Flixter]]. Retrieved 4 July 2012.</ref> |
Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a 88% approval rating based on 180 reviews and a 94% among its top critics."<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1153493-cache/ Cache]. ''Rotten Tomatoes''. [[Flixter]]. Retrieved 4 July 2012.</ref> |
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Deborah Young from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' stated, "The tight pacing of Michael Hudecek and Nadine Muse's editing keeps the story fluid and focused but very concise, commanding audience attention from start to finish."<ref |
Deborah Young from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' stated, "The tight pacing of Michael Hudecek and Nadine Muse's editing keeps the story fluid and focused but very concise, commanding audience attention from start to finish."<ref>[http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927103?categoryid=31&cs=1 ''Cache'' review] at [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]</ref> Kirk Honeycutt at the ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' stated, "In unraveling a nearly forgotten secret in the life of a self-satisfied and smug French intellectual, Haneke probes deeply into issues involving guilt, communication and willful amnesia."<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/awards/cannes/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000905063 ''Hidden'' (''Caché'')] at [[The Hollywood Reporter]]</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] from ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' wrote, "...a perplexing and disturbing film of great effect, showing how comfortable lives are disrupted by the simple fact that someone is watching."<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060112/REVIEWS/51220007/1023 ''Caché'' review] by [[Roger Ebert]]</ref> Ebert later revisited the film as an entry in his "Great Movies" series, discussing nuances of the plot and direction (and the implications they might have) in more detail.<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100113/REVIEWS08/100119986/-1/ "''Caché'': Great Movies" review] by [[Roger Ebert]]</ref><ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/01/a_riddle_wrapped_in_a_mystery.html "''Caché'': A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma" blog entry] by [[Roger Ebert]]</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'''s [[Peter Bradshaw]] gave the film five out of five stars, describing it as "one of the great films of this decade" and "Haneke's masterpiece".<ref>[http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,,1695478,00.html ''Hidden'' (''Caché'') review]</ref> |
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[[Andrew Sarris]] from ''[[The New York Observer]]'' stated, "Too much of the plot's machinery turns out to be a metaphorical mechanism by which to pin the tail of colonial guilt on Georges and the rest of us smug [[bourgeois]] donkeys."<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10003671-cache/ ''Cache''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]</ref> Mick LaSalle of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' found the film fraudulent "in its style, technique and ultimate message," and that the director does "everything he can to bore the audience, and the audience tries not to fall asleep or flee the theater," making the film an "exercise in pain".<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/01/27/DDG96GT2ET1.DTL ''Caché'' tries to dig into what lies beneath, but comes up empty]</ref> |
[[Andrew Sarris]] from ''[[The New York Observer]]'' stated, "Too much of the plot's machinery turns out to be a metaphorical mechanism by which to pin the tail of colonial guilt on Georges and the rest of us smug [[bourgeois]] donkeys."<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10003671-cache/ ''Cache''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]</ref> Mick LaSalle of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' found the film fraudulent "in its style, technique and ultimate message," and that the director does "everything he can to bore the audience, and the audience tries not to fall asleep or flee the theater," making the film an "exercise in pain".<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/01/27/DDG96GT2ET1.DTL ''Caché'' tries to dig into what lies beneath, but comes up empty]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:19, 20 November 2012
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| Directed by | Michael Haneke |
| Written by | Michael Haneke |
| Produced by | Veit Heiduschka |
| Starring | Juliette Binoche Daniel Auteuil Maurice Bénichou |
| Cinematography | Christian Berger |
| Edited by | Michael Hudecek Nadine Muse |
| Distributed by | Artificial Eye Sony Pictures Classics |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Countries | France[1] Austria[2] |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €8,000,000 (estimated) |
Caché (distributed as Hidden in the UK and Ireland) is a 2005 Austrian-French film written and directed by Michael Haneke. It stars Daniel Auteuil as Georges and Juliette Binoche as his wife Anne.
Plot
The quiet life of a Paris family is disturbed when they receive a series of surveillance tapes of their own residence from an anonymous source. Georges Laurent (Daniel Auteuil) is the successful host of a French literary TV programme, living with his wife Anne (Juliette Binoche), a book publisher, and their school-age son Pierrot (Lester Makedonsky). Unmarked videocassettes arrive on their doorstep, tapes that show extended observation of their home's exterior from a static street camera that is never noticed. At first passive and harmless, but later accompanied by crude, disturbing crayon drawings, the tapes lead to questions about Georges' early life that disrupt both his work and marriage. But because the tapes do not contain an open threat, the police refuse to help the family.
One videotape leads Georges to the modest HLM apartment of Majid (Maurice Bénichou), an Algerian man whose parents worked for Georges' family before they were killed in the Paris massacre of 1961. The orphaned Majid remained in the Laurent home, and the parents at one time intended to adopt him. Georges confronts Majid about the tapes, but he denies involvement. However, the encounter intensifies his guilty flashbacks and recurring nightmares of a young Majid spitting blood, cutting off a rooster's head, and menacing him.
One day Pierrot does not come home from school and Anne cannot locate him. Georges and Anne suspect that Majid has kidnapped him. They go to the police, who accompany Georges to Majid's apartment. There they find Majid's son (Walid Afkir), and father and son both deny knowledge of the kidnapping. The police arrest them but they are released the next morning. On the same morning, Pierrot returns. He had spent the night at a friend's house without telling anyone. When Anne scolds Pierrot, he accuses her of committing adultery. In an earlier scene, we saw a distressed Anne permitting a few ambiguous caresses from Pierre, a family friend.
Georges returns to Majid's apartment at his invitation, and, after stating that he had nothing to do with the surveillance, Majid says he wanted Georges to be present for what follows: he kills himself by slashing his own throat. Now Anne insists Georges explain the whole story with Majid, and he tells her of the time they spent living in the same household so many years ago. He was six years old when he tricked Majid into cutting off the head of a rooster, then told his parents that Majid did this to scare him. This sufficiently disturbed his parents that they sent Majid to an orphanage.
Majid's son confronts Georges next. He denies involvement with the tapes, while Georges denies responsibility for his father's unhappiness and death. Majid's son says he only wanted to know how Georges felt about being the cause of his father's death, and Georges angrily leaves. Georges goes home, takes two sleeping pills, and goes to bed.
A man and woman arrive at Georges' childhood home in a 1960 Peugeot.[3] They enter the house, returning momentarily with an Arab boy who protests, resists getting in the car, and runs away before he's finally caught and overcome by the man. He's forced into the back seat with the woman and the man drives the car away.
Under the credits, Pierrot and Majid's son meet in front of Pierrot's school, though their conversation cannot be heard. Majid's son leaves, as does Pierrot with a couple of his friends soon after.
Cast
- Daniel Auteuil as Georges Laurent
- Juliette Binoche as Anne Laurent
- Lester Makedonsky as Pierrot Laurent, Georges and Anne's 12 year old son
- Maurice Bénichou as Majid
- Walid Afkir as Majid's son
- Annie Girardot as Georges' mother
- Daniel Duval as Pierre, a friend of Georges and Anne's
- Bernard Le Coq as Georges' boss
Production
Filming took place in Paris and Vienna. It is the first film in which Haneke used high-definition video cameras.[4] It has no film score.
Reception
Caché premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and received three prizes. Michael Haneke won for Best Director, while the film was honored by the jury for the critic's award with the FIPRESCI prize,[5] and also with the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. The film won several awards at the 2005 European Film Awards, including Best European Film, Best European Director (Haneke), Best European Actor (Daniel Auteuil), and Best European Editor (Michael Hudecek and Nadine Muse).[6][7]
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 88% approval rating based on 180 reviews and a 94% among its top critics."[8]
Deborah Young from Variety stated, "The tight pacing of Michael Hudecek and Nadine Muse's editing keeps the story fluid and focused but very concise, commanding audience attention from start to finish."[9] Kirk Honeycutt at the The Hollywood Reporter stated, "In unraveling a nearly forgotten secret in the life of a self-satisfied and smug French intellectual, Haneke probes deeply into issues involving guilt, communication and willful amnesia."[10] Roger Ebert from Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "...a perplexing and disturbing film of great effect, showing how comfortable lives are disrupted by the simple fact that someone is watching."[11] Ebert later revisited the film as an entry in his "Great Movies" series, discussing nuances of the plot and direction (and the implications they might have) in more detail.[12][13] The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw gave the film five out of five stars, describing it as "one of the great films of this decade" and "Haneke's masterpiece".[14]
Andrew Sarris from The New York Observer stated, "Too much of the plot's machinery turns out to be a metaphorical mechanism by which to pin the tail of colonial guilt on Georges and the rest of us smug bourgeois donkeys."[15] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle found the film fraudulent "in its style, technique and ultimate message," and that the director does "everything he can to bore the audience, and the audience tries not to fall asleep or flee the theater," making the film an "exercise in pain".[16]
Hidden was listed 1st in The Times 'best 100 films of the decade' feature,[17] 44th in The Daily Telegraph's equivalent list,[18] and 36th in The Guardian's.[19]
The film was ranked #73 in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010.[20]
Awards and nominations
| Festival | Category | Winner/Nominee | Won |
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| Broadcast Film Critics Association (US) | Best Foreign Language Film | Michael Haneke | No |
| Cannes Film Festival (France)[5] | Best Director | Michael Haneke | Yes |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Michael Haneke | Yes | |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Michael Haneke | Yes | |
| Golden Palm | Michael Haneke | No | |
| César Awards (France) | Best Actor – Supporting Role | Maurice Bénichou | No |
| Best Director | Michael Haneke | No | |
| Best Writing – Original | Michael Haneke | No | |
| Most Promising Actor | Walid Afkir | No | |
| Chicago Film Critics (US) | Best Foreign Language Film | Michael Haneke | Yes |
| Chlotrudis Awards (US) | Best Movie | Michael Haneke | Yes |
| Best Director | Michael Haneke | Yes | |
| Best Actor | Daniel Auteuil | No | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Haneke | No | |
| David di Donatello Awards (Italy) | Best European Film | Michael Haneke | No |
| Empire Awards (UK) | Best Thriller | Michael Haneke | No |
| European Film Awards | Best Actor | Daniel Auteuil | Yes |
| Best Director | Michael Haneke | Yes | |
| Best Editor | Michael Hudecek and Nadine Muse | Yes | |
| Best Film | Michael Haneke | Yes | |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Michael Haneke | Yes | |
| Best Actress | Juliette Binoche | No | |
| Best Cinematographer | Christian Berger | No | |
| Best Screenwriter | Michael Haneke | No | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics (US) | Best Foreign Language Film | Michael Haneke | Yes |
| Online Film Critics (US) | Best Foreign Language Film | Michael Haneke | No |
| San Francisco Film Critics (US) | Best Foreign Language Film | Michael Haneke | Yes |
| Southeastern Film Critics | Best Foreign Language Film | Michael Haneke | Yes |
References
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s1622819.htm
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-foreign-language-film-submissions-370335
- ^ "1960 Peugeot 403 Familiale in Caché".
- ^ "Secrets, Lies & Videotape". BFI. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Caché". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ Caché and Sophie Scholl Top European Film Awards
- ^ WINNERS OF THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2007
- ^ Cache. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixter. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Cache review at Variety
- ^ Hidden (Caché) at The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Caché review by Roger Ebert
- ^ "Caché: Great Movies" review by Roger Ebert
- ^ "Caché: A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma" blog entry by Roger Ebert
- ^ Hidden (Caché) review
- ^ Cache at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Caché tries to dig into what lies beneath, but comes up empty
- ^ Teeman, Tim (2009-11-07). "The 100 best films of the decade". The Times. London. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Gritten, David (2009-11-06). "The films that defined the noughties". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "100 best films of the noughties: Nos 11-100". The Guardian. London. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema". Empire.
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