Jasper Rees

When things fall apart

Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant, as ever, perform commandingly

issue 02 December 2017

The films of Michael Haneke wear a long face. Psychological terror, domestic horror, sick sex, genital self-harm — these are the joyless tags of his considerable oeuvre. Such an auteur is not the obvious sort for sequels: The Piano Teacher 2 or Hidden — Again! aren’t destined for your nearest multiplex.

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