Felicia is joined by Nathan Cowles to discuss Michael Haneke’s dark mystery about the roots of evil in The White Ribbon (2009).

We chat about how Haneke tackles children and violence in his films and the concept of “good vs evil”. Along with the use of black and white and lack of score that help amplify the film’s message.

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A Summer’s Tale (Éric Rohmer 1996)

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Sources:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-white-ribbon-2010

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/12/the-white-ribbon-review

https://www.austrianfilms.com/news/en/bodymichael_haneke_the_white_ribbon__interviewbody

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/movies/30white.html

https://brightlightsfilm.com/the-children-are-watching-you-michael-hanekes-the-white-ribbon/

https://thepointmag.com/criticism/white-ribbon/

OUTRO SONG:
O Sacred Head Now Wounded - Fernando Ortega

FILMS MENTIONED:

A Tale of Summer (Éric Rohmer 1996)

Code Unknown (Michael Haneke 2000)

Caché (Michael Haneke 2005)

Funny Games (Michael Haneke 1997)

Amour (Michael Haneke 2012)

Funny Games (Michael Haneke 2007)

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

The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke 2001)

Benny’s Video (Michael Haneke 1992)

Martha (Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1974)

Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson 1966)

Winter Light (Ingmar Bergman 1963)

Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman 1982)

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