Michael Haneke is a very prolific filmmaker. He was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany on March 23, 1942. He has actually inherited the art of direction from his parents. Both of his parents were involved in the film industry. His father Fritz Haneke was an actor as well as a director. Michael Haneke's mother Beatrix Von Degenschild was a famous actress.
Michael Haneke passed his early days in the city of Wiener Neustadt and first tried his talent in acting and music. But his attempt failed miserably. After his failure, Michael joined University of Vienna to study the subjects like Drama, Psychology and Philosophy.
Michael Haneke's style of film making is somewhat bleak and disturbing. The movies are often the documents depicting the contemporary problems of our society.
His films are shows the failures of the modern society. Many serious social issue have also got their places in the films of Michael Haneke. In fact, these are the reasons for which Michael’s movies are popular among masses.
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Michael Haneke has proved his creativity in the fields other than film making. He has proved his creativity in theatre and also in directing programmes for television. He began to work as a film critic after passing the graduation. After acquiring the graduate’s degree, Michael wrote reviews on films. He actively worked as a film critic for many years. Michael Haneke also worked as an editor from 1967 to 1970.
For 3 years Michael Haneke worked in a German television station called Sudewestfunk. In this television, Michael worked as a dramaturg and also as an editor. He was also a very successful playwright. As a playwright, he directed successfully many plays in Germany. The stage productions directed by Michael Haneke were staged in Vienna, Munich, Heinrich von Kleist in Berlin, Goethe and Strindberg.
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The director made his debut as a film director in the year 1973. In this year Michael Haneke made his first film The Seventh Continent. After a lapse of three years, Michael made his 2nd film called Benny's Video. And this film made Michael Haneke very popular among people.
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