meticulous Michael Haneke is definitely not one of those directors who trust in quick shots. Precise craftsmanship is the top priority. He likes to call himself a “control freak”. Shots are repeated up to 25 times during shooting. But Haneke also directs perfection against the idea of the flawless image. The films take a critical distance from the process of image production. Haneke wants to show how unreliable perception is. Pictures are not to be trusted. As with the first setting of Hiddenwhich looks like a view of a house facade, but turns out to be a video image that drags the film into the abyss.
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