German Poster for 'The White Ribbon'

It was a great moment this year when Michal Haneke's The White Ribbon won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. My friends and I were texting one another, I was telling people in the streets (who didn't care), even Haneke himself got a bit emotional saying, “Happiness is a rare thing. But this is a moment in my life when I am truly happy.” There are even reports that the filmmaker smiled, but those haven't been confirmed.

I told my friend Jenn that The White Ribbon is opening in New York on December 30th and then goes "wide" in January. She asked what I meant by "wide," and I realized that the film really won't go wide. It'll probably be on 100 screens. Seek it out. I'm sure it's awesome.

Here's an interview with Haneke regarding The White Ribbon: