The Seventh Continent
Directed by Michael Haneke
Produced by Wega Film
A methodical, deeply nihilistic portrait of a middle-class family's slow descent into meaninglessness, culminating in an act of ultimate self-destruction.
Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.
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Keywords
NihilismBoredomModernityFamily's Daily LifeMaterialismAustriaOnly ChildBased On True StoryMiddle ClassDysfunctional FamilyIndustrial SocietyMisanthrophyMass SuicideDestructionFamilyCar WashAustrianQuitting A JobMeaningless ExistenceOptometrist1980sRepetitionPostmodernismBleakUrban HorrorSelf DestructivenessUrban MalaiseDaily RoutineÖsterreich
Essence
Ensemble
Birgit Doll
Anna Schober
Dieter Berner
Georg Schober
Leni Tanzer
Eva Schober
Silvia Fenz
Optician Customer
Robert Dietl
Georg's Superior
Georg Friedrich
Fault Service of the Post Office
Udo Samel
Alexander
Elisabeth Rath
Eva's Teacher
Georges Kern
Bank Clerk
Meat Loaf
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jennifer Rush
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Like The Seventh Continent
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Same Mood as The Seventh Continent
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Seventh Continent, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Seventh Continent, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Seventh Continent, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
