#1163c: HANEKE, Michael: 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
HANEKE, Michael (Germany, Austria)
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance [1994]
Director/Writers
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance [1994]
Spine #1163c
Blu-ray
The simultaneously random and interconnected nature of modern existence comes into harrowing focus in the despairing final installment of Michael Haneke’s trilogy. Seventy-one intricate, puzzlelike scenes survey the routines of a handful of seemingly unrelated people—including an undocumented Romanian boy (Gabriel Cosmin Urdes) living on the streets of Vienna, a couple (Anne Bennent and Udo Samel) who are desperate to adopt a child, and a college student (Lukas Miko) on the edge—whose stories collide in a devastating encounter at a bank. The omnipresent drone of television news broadcasts in 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance underscores Haneke’s vision of a numb, dehumanizing world in which emotional estrangement can be punctured only by the shock of sudden violence.
99 minutes
Color
Monaural
in German
1:66:1
Criterion Release 2022
Color
Monaural
in German
1:66:1
Criterion Release 2022
Michael Haneke was 52 when he wrote and directed 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance.
Other Haneke films in the Collection:
#1163a: The Seventh Continent (1989)
#1163b: Benny's Video (1992)
#975: Funny Games (1997)
#780: Code Unknown (2000)
#894: The Piano Teacher (2001)
Other Haneke films in the Collection:
#1163a: The Seventh Continent (1989)
#1163b: Benny's Video (1992)
#975: Funny Games (1997)
#780: Code Unknown (2000)
#894: The Piano Teacher (2001)
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The Extras
The Booklet
Twenty-four page booklet featuring an essay by novelist John Wray.
Commentary
None.
The Booklet
Twenty-four page booklet featuring an essay by novelist John Wray.
Commentary
None.
Interview
With film historian Alexander Horwath.
Interviews
From 2005 with Haneke.
Documentary
About Haneke’s career featuring interviews with Haneke and actors Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert, and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Interviews
From 2005 with Haneke.
Documentary
About Haneke’s career featuring interviews with Haneke and actors Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert, and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
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