What is our obsession with screen violence? It’s a question Michael Haneke explores with surgical scrutiny in this chilling drama.
A husband, wife and their son drive to their lake house. Soon after they arrive, two teenage boys, dressed in tennis whites, come calling. They seem innocent enough at first, but when their requests to enter the family house are rebuffed, they resort to violence.
Through the boys, Haneke once again tears apart the fabric of middle-class life, employing shock and satire in equal measure. There are no easy answers, but there’s no denying the power of this film.
Funny Games is presented on 35mm film.