But Haneke is also implying here how
filmgoers use the public space to engage their own desires, whether carnal (like the couple having sex in their car) or vicarious (anyone attending a screening of The Piano Teacher, perhaps).
Not exact matches
It opens with a succession of direct - address shots,
uses the same approach to incorporate meta indictments of culture (the viewer takes the POV of a box - office attendant when a group of black
filmgoers complain that the new Madea is the best they're offered), and Lee's name is dropped at least twice.
Once seen in close - up (or even in a medium shot), Skelton Knaggs, with his outsized head, large eyes, and prominent ears, is seldom forgotten by
filmgoers; for two decades, from the mid -»30s until his death in 1955, directors loved to
use Skelton Knaggs to dress a horror set or establish a menacing mood in a thriller with his mere presence in a shot.
But Gomes» arcane storytelling style and frequent
use of absurdity will require a good deal of patience from
filmgoers.
And also bud, since the other thing
filmgoers love is comedic drug
use.