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On Michael Haneke

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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:29 authored by Brian Price, John David Rhodes
Austrian director Michael Haneke is recognized for films that explore the most pressing social questions of our time while simultaneously pushing the boundaries of style with innovative visual and sonic practices. On Michael Haneke is one of the very first and most extensive considerations of Haneke’s work. Editors Brian Price and John David Rhodes have gathered contributors whose own work combines critical inquiry and close formal analysis to explore the philosophical, historical, and stylistic complexity of Haneke’s films. This volume is divided into three parts, beginning with “Violence and Play,” in which contributors explore the relation in Haneke’s films between violence and playfulness that complicates questions of media, representation, and morality. Essays in part 2, “Style and Medium,” investigate Haneke’s stylistic innovation and the ways in which he can be seen as indebted to previous traditions and filmmakers, including the Italian neorealists, Alfred Hitchcock, Antonioni, and Robert Bresson. Part 3 addresses questions of “Culture and Conflict” by looking at the cultural and historical problems suggested by Haneke’s films and exploring the relation between culture and film style. On Michael Haneke is both an introduction to the work of a major figure in world cinema and a model for modern media criticism. Scholars of film and television studies, cinephiles, and anyone interested in contemporary film culture will enjoy On Michael Haneke.

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Publication status

  • Published

Publisher

Wayne State University Press

Pages

289.0

Place of publication

Detroit

ISBN

9780814334058

Series

Contemporary approaches to film and television series

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  • English Publications

Notes

his is an edited book edited by Brian Price, John David Rhodes

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Brian Price, John David Rhodes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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