Fresh
The violence, in short, remains unseen, but that makes it no easier to bear; what lurks and wails behind a wall is, for Haneke, the most reliable wellspring of dread.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Code Unknown
Love has a language all its own.
2000 · 1h 58m · UNRATED
Drama
Directed by
Michael Haneke
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Code Unknown
Overview
A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A procession of long virtuoso takes that typically begin and end in the middle of actions or sentences, constituting not only an interactive jigsaw puzzle but a thrilling narrative experiment.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A searing, structurally ingenious look at racial tension on the streets of Paris.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
Rotten
All this unrelenting bleakness would be fine if it went someplace interesting, but the film's themes never coalesce into anything beyond basic existential angst.
David Rooney, Variety
Fresh
Despite the film's Bressonian rigours, its emotional force should finally give the lie to Haneke's reputation as a coldly academic film-maker.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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