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Michael Haneke

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Michael Haneke is a German-born Austrian retired film director and screenwriter, born in Munich on 23 March 1942. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. He has made films in French, German and English and has also worked in television and theatre, and he teaches film directing at the Film Academy Vienna. His first films were a trilogy consisting of The Seventh Continent (1989), Benny's Video (1992) and 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance.

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Golden Globe Award 1
Award
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director 1
Birth Year
1942 1
Michael Haneke
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Amour (2012 film)

Michael Haneke

Funny Games (1997 film)

Michael Haneke

The White Ribbon

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Amour (2012 film), Landmark Works
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Funny Games (1997 film), Landmark Works
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Austria

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    23 March 1942
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    At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, his film The White Ribbon won the Palme d'Or, and at the 67th Golden Globe Awards the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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    Haneke won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director for the film.
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    is a German-born Austrian retired film director and screenwriter
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