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Complicit: A Michael Haneke Retrospective

Fri 6 Jun – Tue 15 Jul

A selection of the filmmaker’s key works.

Austrian writer and director Michael Haneke is one of the most celebrated and decorated living filmmakers in world cinema – almost in spite of a formidable body of work that eschews palatability and the easy acceptance of audiences.

Over a filmmaking career spanning more than fifty years, Haneke has refined and sharpened his creative vision to an uncompromising point.

His typical approach: (im)morality tales that combine austere beauty with shocking interventions of violence and cultural critique. His regular targets: middle-class malaise, the fraying social fabric, and – of course – our complicity in the degradation we see around us.

Complicit: A Michael Haneke Retrospective features a selection of the filmmaker’s key works – from his debut feature in 1989, The Seventh Continent, to 2012’s triumphant, Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning Amour.

Stops along the way include: Funny Games, Haneke’s infamous inversion of the home invasion horror; The Castle, a fascinating adaptation of Kafka’s unfinished novel originally aired on Austrian television; and The White Ribbon, a monumental, multi-award-winning meditation on the nature of evil. 

  • The Castle (15)

    Franz Kafka’s tale of a surreal bureaucratic nightmare proves a perfect match for Haneke in this adaptation.
    Sat 12 Jul 15:15
    Cinema 1
    Past event

  • Amour (12A)

    Haneke’s most sensitive film is an unflinching study of the ageing process, and of enduring love.
    Wed 9 Jul and Tue 15 Jul
    Cinema 1
    Past event
    • Wed 9 Jul
      18:00 Past event
    • Tue 15 Jul
      17:55 Past event

  • The Seventh Continent (CTBA)

    Haneke’s debut feature is a chilling masterpiece, exploring horror in the everyday.
    Wed 9 Jul 18:00
    Cinema 1
    Past event

  • The White Ribbon (15)

    Haneke’s Palme d’Or-winning masterpiece examining the nature of evil.
    Sun 6 Jul 15:00
    Cinema 1
    Past event

  • Benny’s Video (18)

    Haneke explores violence and voyeurism in this chilling psychological horror starring Arno Frisch.
    Thu 3 Jul 20:15
    Cinema 1
    Past event

  • Cult/ Funny Games (18)

    This controversial early film from Haneke remains a shocking cinema experience.
    Fri 27 Jun 20:15
    Cinema 1
    Past event

  • Hidden (15)

    A man begins to receive disturbing videos in the mail in Haneke’s taut psychological thriller.
    Fri 20 Jun - Thu 10 Jul
    Past event
    • Fri 20 Jun
      13:10 Past event 17:55 Past event
    • Sat 21 Jun
      15:10 Past event
    • Sun 22 Jun
      12:50 Past event
    • Mon 23 Jun
      20:10 Past event
    • Tue 24 Jun
      15:30 Past event Relaxed 17:55 Past event
    • Wed 25 Jun
      12:45 Past event
    • Thu 26 Jun
      20:10 Past event
    • Fri 27 Jun
      15:05 Past event
    • Sat 28 Jun
      17:30 Past event
    • Sun 29 Jun
      15:10 Past event
    • Mon 30 Jun
      20:15 Past event
    • Tue 1 Jul
      12:30 Past event
    • Wed 2 Jul
      15:15 Past event
    • Thu 3 Jul
      17:30 Past event
    • Fri 4 Jul
      13:00 Past event
    • Sat 5 Jul
      15:45 Past event
    • Sun 6 Jul
      19:55 Past event
    • Mon 7 Jul
      13:25 Past event
    • Tue 8 Jul
      17:30 Past event
    • Wed 9 Jul
      12:55 Past event
    • Thu 10 Jul
      17:55 Past event

  • The Piano Teacher (18)

    Isabelle Huppert’s turn as Erika Kohut has lost none of its power in Haneke’s uncompromising classic.
    Fri 6 Jun - Thu 3 Jul
    Past event
    • Fri 6 Jun
      15:00 Past event 20:00 Past event
    • Sat 7 Jun
      12:35 Past event
    • Sun 8 Jun
      12:45 Past event
    • Mon 9 Jun
      17:50 Past event
    • Tue 10 Jun
      15:15 Past event
    • Wed 11 Jun
      20:10 Past event
    • Thu 12 Jun
      15:00 Past event
    • Fri 13 Jun
      15:15 Past event 20:05 Past event
    • Sat 14 Jun
      15:10 Past event
    • Sun 15 Jun
      12:50 Past event
    • Mon 16 Jun
      17:35 Past event
    • Tue 17 Jun
      15:20 Past event
    • Wed 18 Jun
      17:35 Past event
    • Thu 19 Jun
      12:40 Past event
    • Fri 27 Jun
      17:55 Past event
    • Sat 28 Jun
      15:00 Past event
    • Sun 29 Jun
      12:50 Past event
    • Mon 30 Jun
      17:40 Past event
    • Tue 1 Jul
      19:45 Past event
    • Wed 2 Jul
      12:35 Past event 20:05 Past event
    • Thu 3 Jul
      15:30 Past event

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