Director
Michael Haneke
March 23, 1942 · Munich, Germany
Michael Haneke (born March 23, 1942) is a retired German-Austrian filmmaker and writer best known for his bleak and disturbing style. His films often document problems and failures in modern society. Haneke has worked in television‚ theatre and cinema. He is also known for raising social issues in his work. Besides working as filmmaker he also teaches directing at the Filmacademy Vienna. At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, his film The White Ribbon won the Palme d'Or for best film, and at the 67th Golden Globe Awards the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has made films in French, German and English.
Notable work
Often works with
Isabelle Huppert
5 titles together
Amour, The Piano Teacher, Happy End
Paulus Manker
5 titles together
Benny's Video, Code Unknown, The Castle
Susanne Lothar
4 titles together
Funny Games, The Piano Teacher, The White Ribbon
Udo Samel
4 titles together
The Piano Teacher, The Seventh Continent, 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
Branko Samarovski
4 titles together
Time of the Wolf, 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance, The Castle
Ulrich Mühe
3 titles together
Funny Games, Benny's Video, The Castle
Full filmography · 26
Happy End
Director and Writer
20176.2
Amour
Director and Writer
20127.8
The White Ribbon
Director
20097.5
Funny Games
Director
20086.5
Caché
Director
20057
Time of the Wolf
Director
20036.1
The Piano Teacher
Director
20017.3
Filming Haneke
as Interviewee
2000
Code Unknown
as Film Director (Voice) (Uncredited)
20006.7
Funny Games
Director
19977.3
The Castle
Director and Writer
19976.1
Charm's Incidents
cast
1996