Felicia is joined by Jane Waldner to discuss Michael Haneke’s groundbreaking 1997 film Funny Games and his 2007 shot for shot remake.

We chat about how important the original film was and remains, and what caused him to remake his own work in the English language. Along with his exploration of violence in film as it relates to the audiences consumption of this type of imagery.

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Listen to our previous episode with Jane:

Faces Places (Agnès Varda & J.R. 2017)

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IG: @janesviews
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Sources:

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6347-funny-games-don-t-you-want-to-see-how-it-ends

https://www.cinema.com/articles/5600/funny-games-michael-haneke-interview.phtml#google_vignette

OUTRO SONG:
Bonehead - Naked City

FILMS MENTIONED:

Faces Places (Agnès Varda & J.R. 2017)

Caché (Michael Haneke 2005)

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (Michael Haneke 1994)

Crash (Paul Haggis 2004)

Code Unknown (Michael Haneke 2000)

The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke 1989)

Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer 1999)

Fat Girl (Catherine Breillat 2001)

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