Obituary for a Murderer

Obituary for a Murderer

1991
1h 50min

Autumn 1990, a young Austrian goes to a party held by some of his friends and provokes a hideous bloodbath. As a reflection of daily reality and its crass representation of the horror of this extreme crime, Michael Haneke has composed an experimental collage of material gathered from one day of ORF (Austrian TV) broadcasting, using each part in proportion to the time allocated to it in the programme schedule.

Obituary for a Murderer

Storyline

Autumn 1990, a young Austrian goes to a party held by some of his friends and provokes a hideous bloodbath. As a reflection of daily reality and its crass representation of the horror of this extreme crime, Michael Haneke has composed an experimental collage of material gathered from one day of ORF (Austrian TV) broadcasting, using each part in proportion to the time allocated to it in the programme schedule.
    Released
    November 1991
    Runtime
    1h 50min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    German
    Production
    ORF, Redaktion Kulturelle Spezialprogramme, ORF
Cast