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Article: Collective guilt and individual responsibility: an interview with Michael Haneke.(Interview)
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- Cineaste
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- December 22, 2005
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Two years ago, in conjunction with the U.S. release of The Piano Teacher, Cineaste published an interview with Michael Haneke (Vol. XXVIII, No. 3) by Christopher Sharrett, in which Haneke discussed a wide range of political and esthetic issues. During that interview, the filmmaker addressed his anxieties concerning the post 9/11 political climate. His latest film, Cache (Hidden), although explicitly devoted to the legacy of the Algerian War in France, could also be construed as an allegory that speaks to the anxieties of the current moment. While attending the New York Film Festival premiere of Cache, Haneke took time to speak to Cineaste about his new film, which won him ...