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Article: Sadistic violence in movies: The fine art of the gratuitous Haneke and Tarantino again deploy their talent to paint exquisite shocks Cannes Film Festival/ WEEKEND ARTS
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Manohla Dargis The New York Times
International Herald Tribune
05-23-2009
Sadistic violence in movies: The fine art of the gratuitous Haneke and Tarantino again deploy their talent to paint exquisite shocks Cannes Film Festival/ WEEKEND ARTS
Byline: Manohla Dargis The New York Times
Edition: 1
Section: FEATURES
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The town may be somewhat quiet, despite the nightly red-carpet bedlam and the throbs of the occasional beach party, but the screens have been alive with the sights and sounds of horror. By the time the 62nd Cannes Film Festival ends on Sunday, audiences will have been subjected to an embarrassment of violent shocks: the whipping of one small child, the near blinding of ...