The Seventh Continent

The Seventh Continent (Der Siebente Kontinent), 1989*

Austria, 35mm, Color, 104’

Cast: Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner, Leni Tanzer

Language: German

Screening:Tuesday 5 March, 17:00

This first film of Haneke’s “Glaciation Trilogy” focuses on the mundane lives of Schobers, a middle-class family that assemble around the dinner table in silence, watch the television expressionlessly and engage in petty competitions.