On I Am Dumb And Need Someone To Explain 'Cache' and Roger Ebert Please
fucking ebert. I believe what we are seeing is similar to the moment in Funny Games (US version, I couldn't possibly stomach another version of that) when the boy looks directly into the camera, the "breaking of the fourth wall" so to speak. I'm can't say with utter certainty, but if you blow up the picture and look very closely into the rear view mirror, I think it's been haenke all along trying to disturb the shit out of everyone, the characters and us. He never believed anyone would actually stay in the theatre for the entirety of "Funny Games" and I wish I hadn't. It's almost a recreation of the final scene in 'Medium Cool' when the camera turns to Wexler running his camera and staring right back. A similar material without the contempt for his audience, his intention to show how sadistic we are. We are the ones being "shot".
Then again, maybe ebert is just having a senior moment.
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On I Am Dumb And Need Someone To Explain 'Cache' and Roger Ebert Please
whoops, I meant side mirror, and it possibly depict haenke with a video camera.