If you fancy a night in watching a DVD, then take a look at the selection available at Island Libraries. At just £1.50 per night, they’re a great bargain. Ed
After the release of one of the most truly horrible films to emerge in western cinema in 1997; ‘Funny Games’, it would have seemed that director and writer Michael Haneke would either be arrested or sectioned.
With the release of ‘Hidden’ on DVD and available to anyone who has the technology, it would seem that although ‘Funny Games’ was extremely difficult to comprehend artistically, it was also almost impossible to ignore.
A new level of style
Appearing at Ventnor Library and revealing that in 2005, the original release of ‘Hidden’ transcended director and writer Michael Haneke to a higher and still acceptable new level of style.
Intrigued by both a person’s view of truth and also questioning as to what reality actually is, Michael Haneke is undoubtedly an extremely versatile and possible peerless talent.
A startling conclusion
Although he brings an unnerving stance to his work and deliberately stays well clear of optimism, Michael Heneke directs with quiet purpose and with ‘Hidden’ encapsulates an incomparable talent which benefits not only the actors and actresses within the film, but rewards the audience should they follow closely enough.
Thankfully the release of ‘Hidden’ on DVD contains some details from an interview, that not only help the viewer accept the story, but also understand that it is merely a film after all, albeit a truly impressive one.
Remarkable for its detail and remarkable for the one startling conclusion the film secretly contains.
