BenLaw said:
I've only seen the English language remake of Funny Games. I can't say I liked it., in particular the 'rewinding' bit, which I felt to be 'intrusive'. I wouldn't have known to have classified that as anti-realist. Can that sort of anti-realism ever feel non-intrusive? I think it was more than simple intrusiveness that I found difficult with that, it gave more than a whiff of smugness and superiority from the director.
I much preferred Benny's Video from Haneke, obviously with many of the same themes. Does the mere use of a video camera within the film and showing the viewer video from it count as anti-realist?
Sorry Ben, I only just stumbled upon this post.
Of course Haneke wants the spectator to reflect on their position and to feel complicit in the on screen violence.
Both versions of Funny Games arguably bludgeon the audience with this message. The video camera in Benny's Video is certainly used to make the same point.
For what it's worth, I think Hidden and The Piano Teacher are better films.
BenLaw said:
Any recent examples of expressionism you would recommend?
Expressionism's influence can be seen in a diversity of cinema, certainly in modern takes on noir (think Sin City, which is a better example than film) and perhaps more commonly in the horror film.
I can't think of a recent example of expressionist filmmaking that compares with, say, Metropolis or The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, but a multitude of filmmakers use expressionistic techniques as one of many tools in the box.
sorry for the misspelling!
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