Go see this film - Hidden (Cache)
Last Sunday I went along to see the film Hidden(Cache) in the IFI. It's the latest offering from esteemed director Miceal Haneke starring Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Bioche, Maurice Benichou and it is a truly remarkable film. Its a mystery/thriller, edge of the seat, all consuming head fuck that leaves you with more questions than answers after the credits finish rolling. Actually, it is during the final scene as the credits roll that Haneke delivers the real kicker. Everything that has gone before is turned on its head or maybe everything is explained! This blogger was left befuddled. Despite this confusion and the stark, clinical, slow moving pace it is a long time since I have been so engrossed and consumed by a film.
The basic story line revolves around a well-to-do middle class family who receive anonymous video tapes of what appears to be surveillance footage of their home accompanied with unsettling child like drawings . They supposedly have nothing to hide but the invasion of privacy and induced terror begins to take hold of the family. As the plot unfolds the father George begins to suspect only one person and eventually he is led to the home of a Moroccan man who lived with the him as a child. It is evident that something happened between the 2 men as children and as George attempts to deal with the guilt of this past incident and come to terms with the fear and paranoia in his present he is forced to witness a tragic and overwhelming act of violence which will leave any cinema audience utterly stunned. However, questions still remain and as the films grinds to its conclusion one is constantly left with an uneasy feeling and sense of anxiety as to what lies round the corner.
Hidden is as frightening as any horror film and as engrossing as any dark thriller, a fantastic cinematic experience especially on a Sunday afternoon with a mild hangover. For anyone who enjoys a bit more than guns blazing and Hollywood babes in their movies I would highly recommend you catch 'Hidden' before it slips out the back door of a cinema near you.
Published by Padraig.
The basic story line revolves around a well-to-do middle class family who receive anonymous video tapes of what appears to be surveillance footage of their home accompanied with unsettling child like drawings . They supposedly have nothing to hide but the invasion of privacy and induced terror begins to take hold of the family. As the plot unfolds the father George begins to suspect only one person and eventually he is led to the home of a Moroccan man who lived with the him as a child. It is evident that something happened between the 2 men as children and as George attempts to deal with the guilt of this past incident and come to terms with the fear and paranoia in his present he is forced to witness a tragic and overwhelming act of violence which will leave any cinema audience utterly stunned. However, questions still remain and as the films grinds to its conclusion one is constantly left with an uneasy feeling and sense of anxiety as to what lies round the corner.
Hidden is as frightening as any horror film and as engrossing as any dark thriller, a fantastic cinematic experience especially on a Sunday afternoon with a mild hangover. For anyone who enjoys a bit more than guns blazing and Hollywood babes in their movies I would highly recommend you catch 'Hidden' before it slips out the back door of a cinema near you.
Published by Padraig.
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