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Time of the Wolf, 2003

Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Gourmet, Patrice Chereau, Beatrice Dalle

Directed by: Michael Haneke

Written by: Michael Haneke

Language: French

Country: France, Austria, Germany

Runtime: 113 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.4

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The mood of Time of the Wolf is bleak, suspenseful, and disturbing. The plot centers around disasters, a family in crisis, and chaos. It is a drama and foreign movie. Stylistically, Time of the Wolf is futuristic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Time of the Wolf takes place, at least partly, in the countryside. It happens in contemporary times. It is a remake.

Summary of Time of the Wolf

Michael Haneke's Time of the Wolf is an emotionally riveting film that takes place in post-apocalyptic rural France. Keeping the film at a constantly tense level even though the characters are for the most part calm and logical, Haneke has mastered the art of controlling his audience. Viewers will find it hard to look away from the screen--or even move in their seats--as they sit frozen by the powerful performances of Isabelle Huppert and Anais Demoustier. The story follows a family of four who load up their supplies and retreat from Paris after a disaster leaves the water contaminated and livestock sickened, causing the government to put sanctions of food and fuel. Arriving at their country house, the family is attacked, their patriarch is murdered, and their supplies are stolen, leaving Anne (Huppert), Eva (Demoustier) and the fragile young Ben (Lucas Biscombe) to wander the bleak countryside in a fervent search for justice and protection. Settling into a makeshift commune in a railroad station, the threesome struggle to make it through each day among chaos, prostitution and rape, competitive barter for food and water, and long episodes of their companions screaming or sobbing. Depressing and frightening, yet totally compelling, Time of the Wolf is a myth with epic feeling. Most of the action takes place off-screen as the protagonists react, and this method of storytelling infuses the film with natural suspense. The result is one great big deep and eerie shiver.

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Language:	French
Country:	France, Austria, Germany
Release date:	October 2003
Runtime:	113 min

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Isabelle Huppert

as Anne Laurent

Olivier Gourmet

as Koslowski

Patrice Chereau

as Thomas Brandt

Beatrice Dalle

as Lise Brandt

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San Francisco Chronicle

Nightmare-inducing. Full Review

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by: Ruthe Stein

Variety

Haneke demonstrates profound insight into the essence of human behavior when all humility is pared away, raw panic and despair are the order of the day, and man becomes more like wolf than man. Full Review

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by: Scott Foundas

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It's the end of the world as we know it.

19.October.2010
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by: afx237vi
afx237vi rated this movie8/10Great

It's the end of the world as we know it.

So now we know. The apocalypse is going to be... gloomy. Very, very gloomy. But no-one expected a barrel of laughs and a bucket of fluffy kittens, did they? Haneke's end-of-the-world film is extremely dark, both in terms of content and also literally dark, in terms of lighting. There is one scene in particular which is shot entirely in blackness, with only a lighter in the far distance offering a tiny pinprick of illumination. The story in this film is almost irrelevant. There has been an unspecified cataclysmic event that has thrown the world into chaos. We don't know what caused it, only that it contaminated the water supplies. The main characters in this film join a group of refugees in an abandoned railway paddock. They are waiting for a train to take them somewhere - we don't know where they want to go, what they hope to find when they get there, or even if the train is coming at all. What we see instead is Haneke's portrayal of how this micro-society functions in a time of extreme upheaval. How they barter and steal to survive, form cliques and factions within the group, and each develop their own method for coping (or not coping). I found it fascinating and engaging, especially the stories of the young daughter and the outcast young boy. There is no gloss on this film. It is shot on grainy video tape and the night scenes are incredibly dark and hard to make out. The actors, too, look refreshingly authentic, with their greasy hair and grimy faces. It's the end of the world after all - I imagine personal grooming is not high on their agenda. This film won't be for everyone. It's quiet, there is absolutely no musical score, and you aren't offered many solutions to your questions. Haneke leaves many things for the viewer to interpret by themselves. But if you want a thoughtful, unflinching portrayal of what the apocalypse might realistically look like, you should give this a go.

19.October.2010
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by: afx237vi

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I cant believe so few people, even Haneke fans, gave it 5 stars. Isabelle Huppert is wonderful (isnt she always?). From my point of view this is a truly realistic rendition of post-apocalyptic society. Not as depressing as The Seventh Continent,... Read and rate it

26.July.2010
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by: user953
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