Michael Haneke: The Humanity Behind the Horror

In this film, podcast host Michael Muncer argues that the stereotype of Haneke as a director interested only in suffering misses the point.

Michael Haneke - the Austrian auteur behind feature films including Funny Games, The Piano Teacher and Amour - is often described as a director who deals in cold brutality.

Through violence and terror he pushes his characters (and his audience) to the brink. Yet, Haneke's work is honest. Behind the icy veneer lies a director who cares deeply about exploring human behaviour, at its worst and best. In this film Michael Muncer, host of The Evolution of Horror podcast, argues that the stereotype of Haneke as a director interested only in suffering misses the point: it's the characters' reaction to suffering that reveals the director's true artistic nature. Contains spoilers and one clip of strong bloody violence.