AFS Essential: FUNNY GAMES

Rated Unknown; 108min; Director:Michael Haneke

Location: Alamo Downtown

AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY ESSENTIAL CINEMA SERIES:
THE FILMS OF MICHAEL HANEKE THROUGHOUT APRIL/MAY AT THE ALAMO DOWNTOWN

Haneke is, perhaps, the most controversial of contemporary European directors. His films, all of which determinedly make no concessions to the viewer, have both alienated audiences (being booed at Cannes) and won them over; he has established a position as one of cinema's important provocateurs, a concept lost in an era where cultural/political subversion is often seen as passe, or conceived with jaundiced, anti-humanist cynicism. Equally importantly, he has presented demanding philosophical questions in a formal cinematic language that has a bold and uncomprising nature to match its content.

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APRIL 24 - 7:00pm FUNNY GAMES
It is impossible to have a neutral opinion about FUNNY GAMES - a movie so relentless in its ability to shock that it gained pariah status on the film festival circuit in 1997. This is a film that addresses the controversy of screen violence by making the viewer as guilty as the Leopold and Loeb-like killers who terrorize a young family of three during their summer vacation. They arrive as friendly neighbors, seducing the family with phony congeniality, but soon FUNNY GAMES reveals its devious strategy, turning savage and appalling... and completely captivating for those who can endure the terror.

Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.

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