Ingman Bergman's purity couldn't have allow him to do a film like 'Funny Games', Haneke made it, twice. Luis Bunuel felt triumphant when people fainted or vomited during his films but, in his case, it was clear where he was coming from. There is a self consciousness about his work that strips it of any form of innocence. I'm aware of his brilliance just as aware as he is. It happened the same with Haneke's last film 'The White Ribbon' as well as with 'Cache' and in particular with 'The Piano Teacher' I'm fascinated by Michael Haneke but I don't trust him. Well 'like' may not be the right word but let me tell you that I couldn't shake those images out of my mind for days.
The masochist side to my personality saw both versions of Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games' and like them.
