Michael Haneke's Cinema: The Ethic of the Image

by Catherine Wheatley

Book Overview

Existing critical traditions fail to fully account for the impact of Austrian director, and 2009 Cannes Palm d'Or winner, Michael Haneke's films, situated as they are between intellectual projects and popular entertainments. In this first English-language introduction to, and critical analysis of, his work, each of Haneke's eight feature films are considered in detail. Particular attention is given to what the author terms Michael Haneke's 'ethical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845457226
• ISBN13: 9781845457228
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"