There was no film more controversial at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival than Markus Schleinzer's feature film debut, "Michael." The gripping tale of five months in the life of a pedophile (Michael Fuith) and the young child he keeps in his basement, "Michael" took Cannes audiences by surprise with its provocative story, which the festival did not reveal in advance. While critics were mixed, there's no doubt that Schleinzer has established himself. Schleinzer launched his career in the film industry 17 years ago, when he took a part-time job working for then-casting director Daniela Stibitz. He's since worked with some of Austria's biggest names, including Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl. In this First Person piece Schleinzer penned for Indiewire, he opens up about his reasons for making this film and the inevitable comparisons to Haneke. [Go here to see our interview with Schleinzer out of Cannes.] "Michael" opens today,...
- 2/15/2012
- Indiewire
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