Michael Haneke Collection - Michael Haneke Collection - Blu-ray

Ultra-limited edition numbered release in a custom diecut rigid case with 16in x 20in (400mm x 505mm) canvas poster and 100+ page Hard bound book 'An Exploration of the films of Michael Haneke,' which includes essays by David Michael Brown, Jack Sargeant, William Bibbiani and Witney Siebold. Provocative filmmaker Michael Haneke is renowned for exploring human nature, isolation, and societal disintegration. His films invite deep reflection on the complexities of modern life, exposing the hidden darkness beneath the surface of everyday existence. This MICHAEL HANEKE COLLECTION showcases Haneke's signature minimalist style, stark realism, and refusal to offer easy answers. Each film in Umbrella's MICHAEL HANEKE COLLECTION offers a unique and unsettling glimpse into the human condition, with Haneke's unflinching gaze offering no easy resolutions, yet delivering powerful cinematic experiences that linger long after the credits roll. DISC 1: Lemmings Part 1 & 2 NEW! Absurd, Filthy Creatures Set on Self-Destruction: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Haneke's Lemmings films NEW! Interview with Michael Haneke by David Poland DISC 2: The Seventh Continent NEW! Audio commentary with academic and author Alison Taylor NEW! Compulsive Monotony: Thomas Caldwell on The Seventh Continent Michael H - Profession: Director (2013) documentary Interview with Michael Haneke Trailer DISC 3: Benny's Video NEW! Audio Commentary with critics Emma Westwood and Stephen Russell NEW! Remediation and Found Footage of Benny's Video and Cache: A Video Essay by Mary Beth McAndrews Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana Deleted Scenes Trailer DISC 4: The Rebellion & Three Paths To The Lake NEW! Audio Commentary with writer and critic Thomas Caldwell NEW! Michael Haneke on Violence DISC 5: 71 Fragments Of A Chronology Of Chance NEW! Audio Commentary with author and critic Martyn Conterio NEW! Picking up the Pieces: Josh Nelson on Haneke's 71 Fragments Interview with Michael Haneke by Serge Toubiana Michael Haneke: Master Class at Utopia Bordeaux 2017 Trailer DISC 6: The Castle NEW! Work Will Make You Free: Sean Hogan on TV adaptations of Haneke 24 Realities Per Second documentary BFI at Home Filmmakers in Focus: Michael Haneke Trailer DISC 7: Funny Games NEW! Audio Commentary with William Bibbiani and Witney Siebold NEW! Home is Where the Heart Is: Alexandra West on Funny Games and the history of the home invasion subgenre Interview with Michael Haneke NEW! Interview with Michael Haneke by David Poland Trailer DISC 8: Code Unknown NEW! Audio Commentary with Sean Hogan and James Mottram "Making of" featurette Behind the Scenes - Filming the Boulevard Sequences Introduction by Michael Haneke Trailer DISC 9: The Piano Teacher NEW! Audio Commentary with critic and writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas NEW! The Riddle of Erika: Nadine Whitney on fetishism, coldness and cruelty in The Piano Teacher NEW! Torturing the Ivories: Andrew Marshall-Roberts on The Piano Teacher NEW! Kat Ellinger on The Piano Teacher Selected scene audio commentary with Isabelle Huppert Interview with Michael Haneke Interview with Writer Elfriede Jelinek Behind the Scenes - Synchronisation session Trailer DISC 10: Time of the Wolf NEW! Audio Commentary with film scholar Josh Nelson NEW! No More Heroes: Kat Ellinger on Time of the Wolf and Post-Mythic Dystopia "Making Of" featurette Le Temps de Loup at Cannes 2003 Trailer DISC 11: Hidden (Cach) NEW! Audio Commentary with William Bibbiani and Witney Siebold NEW! Hidden Fears: Kat Ellinger on the Bourgeois Psyche and It's Unconscious Threat in Cach "Making of Hidden" documentary Michael Haneke interview by Serge Toubiana Trailer DISC 12: The White Ribbon NEW! The Evil Within: David Michael Brown on The White Ribbon NEW! HBO Directors Dialogues: Michael Haneke and Darren Aronofsky "Making of" documentary Interview with Michael Haneke NEW! Interview with Michael Haneke by David Poland DISC 13: Amour "The Making of Amour" featurette "Movie Presentation by Phillipe Rouyer" featurette Interview with actor Jean-Louis Trintignant "Pourquoi que je vis" documentary excerpt Trailer DISC 14: Happy End NEW! Commentary with Emma Westwood & Stephen A Russell NEW! The Kids Aren't Alright: Josh Nelson on the children of Happy End NEW! Keep it in the Family: David Michael Brown on Haneke's Dysfunctional Family Units Making of featurette Trailer