Code Unknown
One of the world’s most influential and provocative filmmakers, the Oscar–winning Austrian director Michael Haneke diagnoses the social maladies of contemporary Europe with devastating precision and artistry. His drama Code Unknown, the first of his many films made in France, may be his most inspired work. Composed almost entirely of brilliantly shot, single-take vignettes focusing on characters connected to one seemingly minor incident on a Paris street, Haneke’s film—with an outstanding international cast headlined by Juliette Binoche—is a revelatory examination of racial inequality and the failure of communication in an increasingly diverse modern landscape.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, approved by director Michael Haneke, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interview with Haneke
- Introduction by Haneke from 2001
- Filming Haneke, a 2000 making-of documentary featuring interviews with Haneke, actor Juliette Binoche, and producer Marin Karmitz, as well as on-set footage of cast and crew
- Interview from 2001 in which Haneke discusses the filming of the boulevard sequences
- New interview with film scholar Roy Grundmann
- Teasers
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic Nick James
New cover by Nessim Higson
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, approved by director Michael Haneke, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interview with Haneke
- Introduction by Haneke from 2001
- Filming Haneke, a 2000 making-of documentary featuring interviews with Haneke, actor Juliette Binoche, and producer Marin Karmitz, as well as on-set footage of cast and crew
- Interview from 2001 in which Haneke discusses the filming of the boulevard sequences
- New interview with film scholar Roy Grundmann
- Teasers
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic Nick James
New cover by Nessim Higson
Cast
- Juliette Binoche
- Anne
- Thierry Neuvic
- Georges
- Sepp Bierbichler
- The farmer
- Alexandre Hamidi
- Jean
- Hélène Diarra
- Aminate
- Ona Lu Yenke
- Amadou
- Djibril Kouyaté
- The father
- Guessi Diakite-Goumdo
- Salimata
- Gheorghiu Luminiţa
- Maria
- Crenguta Hariton Stoica
- Irina
- Bob Nicolescu
- Dragos
- Bruno Todeschini
- Pierre
- Paulus Manker
- Perrin
- Didier Flamand
- The director
- Walide Afkir
- The young Arab
- Maurice Bénichou
- The old Arab
- Carlo Brandt
- Henri
- Philippe Demarle
- Paul
- Marc Duret
- The policeman
- Arsinée Khanjian
- Francine
- Florence Loiret
- Amadou’s friend
- Nathalie Richard
- Mathilde
- Andrée Tainsy
- Mrs. Becker
Credits
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Executive producer
- Yvon Crenn
- Produced by
- Marin Karmitz
- Produced by
- Alain Sarde
- Director of photography
- Jürgen Jürges
- Music
- Giba Gonçalves
- Edited by
- Karin Hartusch
- Edited by
- Nadine Muse
- Edited by
- Andreas Prochaska
- Sound
- Jean-Pierre Laforce
- Sound
- Guillaume Sciama
- Costume design
- Françoise Clavel
- Set design
- Emmanuel de Chauvigny
- Assistant director
- Alain Olivieri