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71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
Director: Michael Haneke
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From Time Out Film Guide
As cool, cerebral and painstaking as Haneke's earlier Benny's Video, this fragmented account of numerous events leading up to or loosely linked with a seemingly motiveless murder never really gets very far beyond images of alienation, anxiety and frustration, but thanks to its awareness of how time's very passing affects us, the film weaves a persuasively hypnotic spell. Oddly, the structure, which unexpectedly makes for considerable suspense, suggests not chance but destiny, while the final news collage is a corrosive statement on how even the most extraordinary events are packaged and trivialised by the media.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Michael Haneke
Producer: Veit Heiduschka
Cast: G Cosmin Urdes, Lukas Miko, Otto Grühandl, Anne Rennent full cast
Duration: 95 mins
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