Michael Haneke News

Chilling village drama wins Cannes' Palme d'Or

May 25, 2009, 0:14 GMT

Cannes, France - Austrian director Michael Haneke on Sunday won the Cannes Film Festival's coveted Palme d'Or for best film for his movie Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon), a chilling story about rural Germany in the buildup to World War I. ... more

Movie Review 2: Caché

Dec 23, 2005, 18:45 GMT

Those expecting CACHE to be a straight up thriller about a family who fall victim of a mysterious stalker may discover something else.  Director Michael Haneke isn't interested in the mechanics of suspense so mush as he is by the tensions of the hidden being exposed. ... more