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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, Metacritic 89/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 1,355 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic89/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
372 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael HanekeDirector
- Johanna TeichtScreenplay
- Michael HanekeScreenplay
Cast
- Birgit DollAnna Schober
- Dieter BernerGeorg Schober
- Leni TanzerEva Schober
- Silvia FenzOptician Customer
- Robert DietlGeorg's Superior
- Georg FriedrichFault Service of the Post Office
- Udo SamelAlexander
- Elisabeth RathEva's Teacher
- Georges KernBank Clerk
- Meat LoafSelf(archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jennifer RushSelf(archive footage) (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
nihilismboredommodernityfamily's daily lifematerialismaustriaonly childbased on true storymiddle classdysfunctional familyindustrial society misanthrophy
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