Caché (Hidden)

Saw one film over the weekend, Michael Haneke's Caché starring Juliet Binoche and Daniel Auteuil. A French thriller of sorts, this film about a couple receiving threatening videotapes from a stranger has garnered a Metacritic rating of 83, universal acclaim.

According to Ebert when it played at Cannes some critics deplored its lack of resolution. I do find these sentiments worthy of commiseration--if you don't like films with loose ends, this one might not be for you. Still, what it lacks in resolution it seems to make up for in being conducive to reflection. It should be hard to walk away from it without thinking about it afterwards.

A minor technical problem with the film is the use of white subtitles. There are a few scenes where it's really difficult to visually extricate them from background glare. Yellow would have been a better choice. Also, the last scene of the film is worthy of your full attention as there are details that can be easily missed.

Worth seeing, but Trois coleurs: Bleu certainly remains my favorite Binoche film, and of the few French films I've seen in the past couple years, Amelie and L'Homme du Train are still on the top of my list.