“Horror movies frighten us; violent thrillers agitate us; sentimental stories make us cry. Suffering is often part of our enjoyment. Within limits, however: we are not to be so displeased that we are not pleased. Buñuel deliberately went beyond the limits of permissible displeasure. And so, in his own way, does the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke” (winner of the European Film Award 2012 in four categories). Text (c) THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS, 2012
delirium clemens 