Michael Haneke  France / Austria / Germany / Italy, 2005
Review by Chiranjit Goswami  Posted on 07 October 2005  Source
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Description  The camera is a critic.  - Orson Welles  There is a
scene near the beginning of Michael Haneke’s Caché that probably
goes unnoticed by casual spectators, but reveals a great deal
about the intentions of a film that distracts, confounds, and
frustrates so many viewers. Unfortunately, it’s easy to discard
the sequence as merely imparting plot details if one is overly
fixated on the thriller aspect of Haneke’s film. The scene
begins routinely enough with a close-up of Georges as he hosts
his book-review TV show and then slowly pulls back to a wider
shot as he bids goodnight to his loyal audience. As is customary
the discussion panel is revea