Review of The White Ribbon (2009) by J.r. Jones for Chicago Reader — 24 Aug 2016
There’s no denying this is a coldly commanding tale in which Haneke’s signature obsessions--bourgeois control, sexual repression, emotional cruelty, cathartic violence--simmer quietly as subtext before bursting into the open in the final reels.
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This review of The White Ribbon (2009) was written by J.r. Jones and published by Chicago Reader on 24 Aug 2016.
The White Ribbon has generally received very positive reviews.
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