New Haneke/Huppert Collabo In The Works

The Playlist reports that Michael Haneke's next film will star his muse, Isabelle Huppert who acted in his best film (me thinks), The Piano Teacher, as well as one of his less successful (but still great - that's the scale with Haneke) films, The Time of the Wolf. The new as-yet-untitled film centers on the idea of aging, specifically "the humiliation of the physical breakdown in the elderly." Sounds intriguing.

I haven't had a chance to see The White Ribbon yet - it opens in NY Decemeber 30th. Let me know if any of you guys hear about screenings before then.

Here's Haneke talking about The Piano Teacher:

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: