The Seventh Continent

1989-10-20

7.445

de 107m

Drama

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.

Director

Michael Haneke

Producer

Veit Heiduschka

Director of Photography

Anton Peschke

Editor

Marie Homolkova

Music

Alban Berg

Screenplay

Michael Haneke

nihilism boredom modernity family's daily life materialism austria only child based on true story middle class dysfunctional family industrial society misanthrophy mass suicide destruction family car wash austrian quitting a job meaningless existence optometrist 1980s repetition postmodernism bleak urban horror self destructiveness urban malaise daily routine österreich