Funny Games U.S. (2007)

Réalisateur:

Michael Haneke

Scénariste:

Michael Haneke (written by)

Date de sortie:

27 mars 2008 (Greece)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Horreur | Thriller

Accroche:

Shall we begin?

Intrigue:

Two psychotic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.

Plot Keywords:

Violence | Death | Hostage | Remake | Serial Killer

Récompenses:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Under-rated and unfairly slated

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 5

4:00 AM

HBO

Ensemble

Naomi Watts	...	Ann Farber
Tim Roth	...	George Farber
Michael Pitt	...	Paul
Brady Corbet	...	Peter
Devon Gearhart	...	Georgie Farber
Boyd Gaines	...	Fred Thompson
Siobhan Fallon	...	Betsy Thompson (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
Robert LuPone	...	Robert
Susanne C. Hanke	...	Betsy's Sister-in-Law (as Susanne Hanke)
Linda Moran	...	Eve

Autre(s) titre(s):

Funny Games (USA)
Funny Games U.S. (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for terror, violence and some language.

Durée:

111 min

Pays:

USA | France | UK | Autriche | Allemagne | Italy

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #43792) | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | France:-16 (with warning) | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Austria:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:16 | Iceland:18 | South Korea:18

Lieux de tournage:

Broadway Stages, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Société:

Celluloid Dreams

Anecdotes:

The film is a shot-by-shot remake of the original.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When Paul "rewinds" the film he presses the Volume Down (-) button on the remote control rather than the Rewind button.

Guillemet:

Paul: You shouldn't have done that, Anne.

Connexions De Film:

figurer Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Bande son:

HELLRAISER

Under-rated and unfairly slated

Yes, to the seasoned movie-goer, this feature may have been a bit of a mind menace. But, as anyone who has ever studied film for more than 5 minutes will realise, this is not SUPPOSED to be a regular horror / thriller. With several nods to surrealist directors, and two lead actors (Watts/Roth) with a taste for something different, I never expected this movie to be your run-of-the-mill nail biter.

In fact, I found the performances very believable and the timing of the events to be spot-on. If you like something a bit different, then watch this. I admit, it is NOT perfect, however, the unjustified criticism of Haneke and, (yes some people are this sad) refusal to buy/rent another movie by the talented director, i find simply pathetic. Anybody could sit and make a slasher movie. Not many top directors / actors have the guts to try something else and I admire the team behind Funny Games US for this.