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Annie Girardot, Aïssa Maïga, Bernard Le Coq, Caroline Baehr, Daniel Auteuil
Georges, who hosts a TV literary review, receives packages containing videos of himself with his family -- shot secretly from the street -- and alarming drawings whose meaning is obscure. He has no id...( read more
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"I wanted you to be present..."
A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on its front porch that may be the direct result from an event from years ago.REVIEW
Gripping y...( read more)
Formally quite interesting plus good performances. I don't really get the hype about the last shot. I can't shake off the feeling that Haneke is taking some huge narrative shortcuts using the genre trappings, ie the surveillance shots. It's like the characters are manipulated thr...( read more)
Cache is full of amazing yet subtle moments and it fully requires audience participation.
Tense and unsettling tale of the past catching up with you, with a nicely ambiguous ending. Little happens or is resolved which can be off putting. Certainly an enigma if not terrifically enjoyable.
"The first great film of the 21st Century" - well, that's what it says on the cover of the dvd. I think this is the first sub-titled film for me, that seems to lose something in translation. According to the synopsis ("This utterly compelling psychological thriller..."), I feel...( read more)
This is a film that failed to blow my mind the first time I saw it, but I was watching it in less than perfect circumstances and I wanted to give it another shot. This time around I think I appreciated it a lot more. Firstly I think I got a lot more out of the film?s political ...( read more)
Although I may not always agree with the way Haneke does things, he has a way of framing shots and creating tension that is unparalleled. His theme of watching and being watched comes to a masterful denouement in this work.
this is a great thriller, one of a kind, this film using no typical thriller sound effect, in fact they didn't put any sound effect to this movie, but this movie hit me with greater impact than most thriller did, with that powerful and heartbreaking story, and a lot of questions ...( read more)
Decided that this deserved to be a 5 stars. Not going to review it again as I saw it a while ago. All I am going to say is that this is a masterpiece and if you have the patiance, you will enjoy this deep and meaningful film.
