The Rebellion

+ intro by Ruby McGuigan, season curator

Die Rebellion

Haneke’s adaptation of Joseph Roth’s novel challenges the moral authority of the state, as a war veteran is broken by a series of indignities.

  • Director

    Michael Haneke

  • With

    Branko Samarovski, Judit Pogány, Thierry van Werveke

  • Austria 1993. 106min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

An injured veteran, armed only with a barrel organ and a medal acknowledging his military service, struggles to find his place in a post-war landscape. Steeped in warm, beautifully restored sepia tones and displaying an emotional pathos rarely seen in a Haneke film, the steady disillusionment of a man broken by state violence is captured with equal amounts of compassion and fury. Branko Samarovski’s performance anchors the tragedy with heart-wrenching depth.

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