Michael Haneke is a renowned Austrian film director and screenwriter. Winner of a large number of prestigious awards and prizes. In addition to cinema, he also works in theater and television.
Biography
The future director was born in March 1942 on the twenty-third in the German city of Munich. Michael's parents: Fritz Haneke's father is a German film director, his mother is Austrian actress Beatrice von Degenschild. From childhood they introduced the boy to beauty. During his school years, he participated in various productions and closer to graduation he finally decided on his future profession. He did not really like to play on stage, young Haneke was more interested in the process of creation and production.
Professional career
After school, he went to Vienna, where he entered the university. He simultaneously became interested in philosophy, psychology and theatrical art. Having successfully completed his studies, Haneke took up a rather unusual craft for many, he became a film critic. In the late sixties, he also worked part-time for the German TV channel Südwestfunk. In 1973, he took up directing for the first time on a serious level. From under his pen came a television project called "After Liverpool", which premiered in 1974.
Henecke's full-fledged film debut took place in 1989, when his film "The Seventh Continent" was released. The premiere screening at the Locarno Festival brought the director one of the first prestigious awards. At the 1992 Vienna Film Festival, Henecke presented his new work Benny's Videotapes. The burning topic of the popularization of violence, the excellent production and the competent script impressed the film critics so much that the work of the Austrian director, his picture was recognized as one of the best at the festival.
In 1997, Henecke finished work on the next film "Funny Games". The film about two psychopathic killers was presented at the fiftieth Cannes Film Festival. Many film critics praised the film as the most memorable at the festival, but the prize money turned out to be a complete zero. Later, the director decided to reshoot the film, and in 2007 an Americanized remake of the same name was released.
The most prestigious film award, the Oscar, Michael Haneke received in 2013. Then his work "Love" was nominated in four categories at once and received the coveted golden statuette as "Best Foreign Language Film".
Today, the talented director continues to work, and Haneki's latest creation was born in 2017. The film "Happy End" was presented at the Cannes Film Festival, but did not receive any awards.
Personal life
The famous filmmaker is married to Susie Haneke. The wedding took place in 1983 and the couple is still happy together. The couple also have a son, David Haneke, who was born long before their marriage in 1965. He, like his father, is engaged in film directing, but he is still far from the level of Haneke Sr.
