November 17, 2009

The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon is this years winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. This movie from Austrian filmaker Michael Haneke is a bit lighter than his usual punishing style focusing on the failures of modern society. It is set in 1913 Germany and is said to be "partly a philosophical detective story, partly an archaeology of modern German society, examining a generation of children who, two decades on, would prove a very baleful force indeed." I want to watch this film so if you know where I can see it.. tell me...