Benny's Video (1992)
Die Geschichte des Jungen Benny, der ein Mädchen vor laufender Videokamera tötet, ist ein eindringlicher Beitrag zur „Gewalt-in-den-Medien“-Debatte. Eine beklemmende, komplexe moralische Fabel über die Entfremdung von Menschen zu Wesen mit erschreckender emotionaler Teilnahmslosigkeit. Dicht inszeniert, hervorragend gespielt und fotografiert, verankert „Benny's Video“ den Namen Michael Haneke endgültig auf der Karte der Filmkunst.
Der Regisseur:
Michael Haneke
Der Autor:
Michael Haneke
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Arno Frisch as Benny |
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Angela Winkler as Anna, Benny's Mother |
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Ulrich Mühe as Georg, Benny's Father |
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Stephanie Brehme as Evi, Benny's Sister |
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Stefan Polasek as Ricci |
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Ingrid Stassner as Girl |
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Martin Schoendelin as Sales manager in videostore (uncredited) |
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Christian Pundy as |
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Max Berner as |
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Shelley Kästner as |
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Hanspeter Müller as |
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Wolfgang Böck as |
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Cecile Gordon as |
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Paulus Manker as |
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Brigitte Reimann as Self (archive footage) |
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Ulrike von der Groeben as Self (archive footage) |
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Imelda Marcos as Self (archive footage) |
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Hans Meiser as Self (archive footage) |
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Susanne Schneider as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Michael Haneke | Director |
| Writing | Michael Haneke | Screenplay |
| Production | Veit Heiduschka | Producer |
| Production | Bernard Lang | Producer |
| Camera | Christian Berger | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marie Homolkova | Editor |
| Art | Christoph Kanter | Production Design |
| Art | Christian Schuster | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erika Navas | Costume Design |
| Production | Michael Katz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gebhard Zupan | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giacomo Peier | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Preindl | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Karl Schlifelner | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Johann Sebastian Bach | Music |