Funny Games
The disturbing, Palme d’Or–nominated masterpiece by Michael Haneke returns to Polish cinemas nearly three decades after its premiere!
Anna, her husband Georg, and their young son leave the city in their new car, towing a beautiful wooden sailboat behind them. When they arrive at their lakeside house, they quickly and happily forget the noise and troubles of urban life. Their idyllic holiday comes to an abrupt end when there’s a knock at the door. Two neatly dressed young men step over the threshold — and soon begin a cruel game with the unsuspecting family.
Funny Games premiered at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and quickly gained not only critical acclaim but also the reputation of a film that forever changed the way we look at cinema. By breaking the fourth wall and constructing a meticulously designed narrative, Michael Haneke both shocks his audience and forces us to confront questions we’d rather avoid: Why do we enjoy watching violence? And why is evil so irresistibly fascinating?
