Michael Haneke Trilogy - 3-DVD Box Set ( Der siebente Kontinent / Benny's Video / 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls ) ( The Seventh Continent (The 7th Continent) / Benny's Video / 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (Seventy One Fragments of a Chronology of Chance) )

Michael Haneke Trilogy - 3-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Der siebente Kontinent / Benny's Video / 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls
Alternate Title: The Seventh Continent (The 7th Continent) / Benny's Video / 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (Seventy One Fragments of a Chronology of Chance)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
304 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1989 - 1994 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Michael Haneke

Written By:
Michael Haneke
Johanna Teicht

Actors:
Birgit Doll ..... Anna Schober
Dieter Berner ..... Georg Schober
Leni Tanzer ..... Evi Schober
Udo Samel ..... Alexander
Silvia Fenz ..... Optiker Kundin
Robert Dietl ..... Lehrerin
Elisabeth Rath ..... Störungsdienst der Post
Georges Kern
Georg Friedrich
Arno Frisch ..... Benny
Angela Winkler ..... Mutter
Ulrich Mühe ..... Vater
Ingrid Stassner ..... Mädchen
Stephanie Brehme ..... Evi
Stefan Polasek ..... Ricci
Christian Pundy
Max Berner
Hanspeter Müller
Shelley Kästner
Gabriel Cosmin Urdes ..... Marian Radu (Romanian Boy)
Lukas Miko ..... Max
Otto Grünmandl ..... Tomek
Anne Bennent ..... Inge Brunner
Udo Samel ..... Paul Brunner
Branko Samarovski ..... Hans
Claudia Martini ..... Maria
Georg Friedrich ..... Bernie
Alexander Pschill ..... Hanno
Klaus Händl ..... Gerhard
Corina Eder ..... Anni
Dorothee Hartinger ..... Kristina
Patricia Hirschbichler ..... Sabine Tomek
Barbara Nothegger ..... Fürsorgerin
Lucia Steindl ..... Petra

Synopsis:

The Seventh Continent (1989)
Based on a true story, Haneke's first theatrical feature is a disturbing portrait of familial disintegration which he describes as a depiction of his native Austria's 'progressive emotional glaciation'. Set over a three year period, it documents how the mundane day to day routines of a middle class family alienate them from the world and each other until, suddenly and shockingly, their lives self-destruct.

Benny's Video (1992)
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Haneke's disturbing film portrays the alienation of a young boy, whose experience of the world is refracted through the lens of his video camera and his television screen.

71 Fragments Of A Chronology Of Chance (1994)
Haneke's articulate critique of the isolating effects of western society, the media and television in particular, is composed of an intricate series of unrelated scenes, culminating in an apparently motiveless act of violence.

The Seventh Continent (1989)
Based on a true story, Haneke's first theatrical feature is a disturbing portrait of familial disintegration which he describes as a depiction of his native Austria's 'progressive emotional glaciation'. Set over a three year period, it documents how the mundane day to day routines of a middle class family alienate them from the world and each other until, suddenly and shockingly, their lives self-destruct. Addressing themes that would inform much of his later work - the breakdown of society, violence and the media - 'The Seventh Continent' is both intelligent and masterfully composed.

Benny's Video (1992)
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Haneke's disturbing film portrays the alienation of a young boy, whose experience of the world is refracted through the lens of his video camera and his television screen. Arno Frisch, later to play one of the psychopathic young men in Funny Games, plays the 14 year-old Benny, who brings a girl home to his parents' empty apartment where he commits a shocking act of casual violence. As with his later Funny Games, Haneke poses provocative and challenging questions about voyeurism and depictions of violence.

71 Fragments Of A Chronology Of Chance (1994)
Haneke's articulate critique of the isolating effects of western society, the media and television in particular, is composed of an intricate series of unrelated scenes, culminating in an apparently motiveless act of violence. Perfectly paced and executed, Haneke's skilful weaving of these tableaux into a coherent and compelling whole is mesmerising and strangely beautiful.

This three disc box set presents three early masterpieces, 'The Seventh Continent', 'Benny's Video' and '71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance'. Provocative, daring and visionary, Michael Haneke has established himself as one of the world's most distinctive and intelligent contemporary filmmakers.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 February, 2012.

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