Deschutes Public Library

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fre

videorecording

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900275451

Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 2001

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On a bustling Paris streetcorner, four separate lives intersect, setting into motion a stunning film by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Haneke (The piano teacher, Funny games), which has been called "the most intellectually stimulating and emotionally provocative piece of European cinema of recent times. " (Sight and sound). Carefully interweaving the stories of Anne, a promising actress (Juliette Binoche), her photojournalist boyfriend Georges (Thierry Neuvic), a young teacher of African descent (Ona Lu Yenke) and a Romanian illegal immigrant (Luminita Gheorghiu), Haneke crafts a compelling portrait of life in a fractured, lonely world. As these divergent stories gradually unfold, the seemingly unrelated lives prove to have very much in common, as they struggle for love and acceptance in a society of locked doors and cold stares

live action