Most of the film viewers try to find the 3 M's in a film ,Does a movie need to have a Motive? Message ? Meaning ?. Michael Haneke's 'Cache' is a film which defines the 3 M's without any definition.Accidentally four years ago i watched Michael Haneke's 'The Piano Teacher' which made a profound impact on me for its disturbing narration without violence and the shadow of darkness lingering in the film. 'Cache' is a similar kind of disturbing film which is infused with terrific images.
Georges Laurent(Daniel Auteuil) and Anne(Juliette Binoche) are married couple with a son Pierrot. The film starts with a long static shot with some credits on it, this static shot is actually the video sent by an anonymous man?, the first video shows that Georges house is under surveillance, when Laurent and Anne watch the first video tape Laurent says 'How come i didn't see him' referring to himself in the video. Later they receive some comic drawings which look intimidating,even Pierrot receives it and asks his father 'Why did you send it to school?'
In the next videotape Laurent's childhood home is filmed and he visits his old home where his mother stays who is battling with old age illness,there some important conversations take place.The next videotape leads to a man named Majid who is connected to him in his childhood and Laurent accuses him of sending the tapes which he denies.The way events unfold after this is tragic,horrific and disturbing without letting us know the truth behind the mystery.
I cannot write the whole plot and synopsis here because it will be a spoiler and might decrease the thrill and intensity when you watch the film.The undercurrent of the film is the unseen horror and the disturbing theme which holds on us till the end of the film.Even though the mystery is unexplained the point Michael Haneke makes in the film is clear cut.Haneke shows the hidden and makes a point of what can happen and what is to happen when something is hidden and how things get unnoticed even though they carry much importance and meaning.
Haneke shows what is hidden and hides what we are interested in seeing but everything can be seen if one really wants to see it. Laurent hides some facts with Anne,Pierrot hides something from Anne, Anne expresses her motherly love to Pierrot,Laurent hides his emotion before his wife and others when he cant find Pierrot but ultimately cries in the kitchen,Haneke makes his point in Cache but to understand his point we need to remove our hidden eyes .
Like David Lynch's 'Mullholland Drive' Cache plants innumerable questions in our mind , though we might never comprehend them 100% but the beauty of these films is that they create a silent impact which increases our intrigue towards finding the truth and searching for 3 M's .
-- Did you see Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi in the film?
Do not proceed from here if you haven't seen the film.
1. The film starts with the first videotape and some titles appearing on it,if you are attentive and are blessed with normal vision you can see the title CACHE embedded in it.
2. The conversation between Laurent and Anne while watching the first video referring to himself he says 'How come i didn't see him' .
3. The first video hints that the camera is not hidden and might be an act of voyeurism.
4. Watch the scene in which Laurent meets Majid is there an act of indirect voyeurism?.
5. The videotapes are infused with some images of a boy,which suggest something to us.
6. Listen to watch Majid's Son says when he confronts him in his office.
7. The last and the long static shot where Pierrot meets Majid's son.
and many more..
The above hidden elements and many other hidden elements throw questions instead of answers,the questions are the clues to find the hidden answer (s) ?
Georges Laurent(Daniel Auteuil) and Anne(Juliette Binoche) are married couple with a son Pierrot. The film starts with a long static shot with some credits on it, this static shot is actually the video sent by an anonymous man?, the first video shows that Georges house is under surveillance, when Laurent and Anne watch the first video tape Laurent says 'How come i didn't see him' referring to himself in the video. Later they receive some comic drawings which look intimidating,even Pierrot receives it and asks his father 'Why did you send it to school?'
In the next videotape Laurent's childhood home is filmed and he visits his old home where his mother stays who is battling with old age illness,there some important conversations take place.The next videotape leads to a man named Majid who is connected to him in his childhood and Laurent accuses him of sending the tapes which he denies.The way events unfold after this is tragic,horrific and disturbing without letting us know the truth behind the mystery.
I cannot write the whole plot and synopsis here because it will be a spoiler and might decrease the thrill and intensity when you watch the film.The undercurrent of the film is the unseen horror and the disturbing theme which holds on us till the end of the film.Even though the mystery is unexplained the point Michael Haneke makes in the film is clear cut.Haneke shows the hidden and makes a point of what can happen and what is to happen when something is hidden and how things get unnoticed even though they carry much importance and meaning.
Haneke shows what is hidden and hides what we are interested in seeing but everything can be seen if one really wants to see it. Laurent hides some facts with Anne,Pierrot hides something from Anne, Anne expresses her motherly love to Pierrot,Laurent hides his emotion before his wife and others when he cant find Pierrot but ultimately cries in the kitchen,Haneke makes his point in Cache but to understand his point we need to remove our hidden eyes .
Like David Lynch's 'Mullholland Drive' Cache plants innumerable questions in our mind , though we might never comprehend them 100% but the beauty of these films is that they create a silent impact which increases our intrigue towards finding the truth and searching for 3 M's .
-- Did you see Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi in the film?
Do not proceed from here if you haven't seen the film.
1. The film starts with the first videotape and some titles appearing on it,if you are attentive and are blessed with normal vision you can see the title CACHE embedded in it.
2. The conversation between Laurent and Anne while watching the first video referring to himself he says 'How come i didn't see him' .
3. The first video hints that the camera is not hidden and might be an act of voyeurism.
4. Watch the scene in which Laurent meets Majid is there an act of indirect voyeurism?.
5. The videotapes are infused with some images of a boy,which suggest something to us.
6. Listen to watch Majid's Son says when he confronts him in his office.
7. The last and the long static shot where Pierrot meets Majid's son.
and many more..
The above hidden elements and many other hidden elements throw questions instead of answers,the questions are the clues to find the hidden answer (s) ?
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