If you want to send the movie to your television, just cast or mirror it. [28], Generally, Haneke's style has been described as displaying "an aesthetics of dread";[80][81] a feeling of "existential dread" or "ambient dread" is also present in Caché. Subsequently, Haneke's 2012 French-language Amour won the award for Austria. You will not find joy. [101], It was released on DVD in Region 1 in June 2006,[103] along with Yves Montmayeur's documentary Hidden Side. [117] 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". But - who? Filmisches Puzzle über (den Umgang mit) Schuld, Kommunikation, Vertrauen und Verdrängung. If you think it's Majid, Pierrot, Georges, the malevolent director, God himself, the human conscience – all these answers are correct. Real life is often more interesting than anything fiction has to offer. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. But - who? Once you've found a code, type this URL into your web browser: www.netflix.com/browse/genre/CODE (replace CODE with the category-specific code from the list below). [115] The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt credited the film for a thorough exploration of "guilt, communication and willful amnesia", and praised the cinematography. [15], While the filmmakers intended the production to be entirely French, they discovered they could not raise the funds in the one country. The code for comedies is 6548, opening up a vast array of romantic comedies, action comedies, and more. [15], Haneke also left it ambiguous whether the young Georges's claim that Majid coughed blood was a lie, but said he viewed the depiction of Majid menacing Georges with an ax as a mere nightmare. [59], Wheatley notes the "painstaking arrangement" of the four-minute final shot's mise-en-scène, inviting viewers to seek clues, though many viewers missed the meeting between the sons suggesting they are co-conspirators. From gritty crime thrillers to heartfelt romances to riveting real-life stories, these dramatic movies pack a punch. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Academic Jehanne-Marie Gavarini notes photography was employed to preserve memory in the 19th and 20th centuries, suggesting the videos in the story serve to assist remembering, as opposed to being evidence of surveillance as a terror tactic. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. [140], The film's French release preceded the 2005 French riots, beginning with three deaths on 27 October; professor Gemma King writes the film offered a progressive perspective in contrast to the real-life divisions in the wake of the riots. [134] It went on to win numerous other awards. [121] In the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle called it "a handsome fraud [...] in its style, technique and ultimate message", becoming dull and "a drab social polemic". [91] Pieldner compared this to Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's technique of temps mort, where a shot goes on even after the storytelling seems to have ceased. [96] The colour scheme, observable in the Laurents' apartment, focuses on grey, brown and beige and communicates dissatisfaction; Haneke had employed it before in The Piano Teacher. This is my speculation as to who was responsible for the surveillance tapes. The website's critical consensus reads, "A creepy French psychological thriller that commands the audience's attention throughout". [15] Haneke chose a wide shot and positioned the extras so that viewers might not notice Makedonsky and Afkir. One month free trial! [50], Radstone argues the focus on surveillance and Georges's confrontation with a black cyclist indicate the perspective is that of "the privileged and anxious white middle class". [16], While the Paris massacre inspired the plot, Haneke said the story was not about a "French problem" as something unusual, remarking, "This film was made in France, but I could have shot it with very few adjustments within an Austrian – or I'm sure an American – context". A hidden camera recorded the conversation with Majid, who breaks down crying after Georges leaves, and tapes of the encounter are sent to Anne and Georges's employer. Romantic comedies, action comedies, black comedies -- we’ve got all the best movies that will tickle your funny bone. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day, Lifewire uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. The movie is interesting, thought provoking and so Parisian in the feel and the attitude of the characters - a real insight into the culture. You will simply not feel any emotion. [14], Themes of collective memory and guilt over colonialism run through Caché. [43] In the final scene, Lester Makedonsky and Walid Afkir are speaking dialogue Haneke scripted, but Haneke chose not to publish it and left it inaudible, and instructed the actors to never disclose it.