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Original title

Cachéaka

AKA

Caché

Year

2005

Running time

117 min.

Country

France

Director

Michael Haneke

Screenwriter

Michael Haneke

Cast

Music

Various

Cinematography

Christian Berger

Producer

Co-production France-Austria-Germany-Italy;

Les Films du Losange, Wega-Film, Bavaria Film, BIM Distribuzione

Genre

Mystery. Drama | Psychological Drama. Algerian War. Cult Movie

Synopsis

Georges, who hosts a TV literary review, receives packages containing videos of himself with his family -- shot secretly from the street -- and alarming drawings whose meaning is obscure. He has no idea who may be sending them. Gradually, the footage on the tapes becomes more personal, suggesting that the sender has known Georges for some time. Georges feels a sense of menace hanging over him and his family...

Awards: 2005: Cannes Film Festival: Best Director, Critic Award FIPRESCI, Jury Prize Ecuménico

2005: Valladolid Film Festival - Seminci: Official Selection

2005: Academia of Cinema European: Best Movie, Director, Actor & FIPRESCI Award

2005: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

2005: Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Best Foreign Language Film

2005: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Foreign Language Film

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Critics' reviews

"Tempting as it is to dismiss 'Caché' as a liberal guilt trip in the guise of a thriller, it is at the same time hard to deny its creepy, insinuating power."

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"'Cache' casts a spell that grips you and won’t let go (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"A creepy, complicitous thriller that ratchets up the tension even as it asks us to study the mechanics of film fright."

Time
"'Caché' does a fine job of presenting all sides of the story in a time-fractured narrative that is intelligent and challenging (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"It's not the usual whodunit, but if you're open to having your cage rattled, you won't be disappointed."

Jami Bernard: New York Daily News
"Michael Haneke's masterpiece: a compelling politico-psychological essay about the denial and guilt mixed into the foundations of western prosperity (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
"An unsettling, self-reflective masterpiece (...) Georges and Anne are us"

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Ranking Lists Position

20 My Top 10 Movies from 2005 (163)
74 My Favorite French Movies (47)

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