Benny's Video

UPC: 738329046026

Studio: Kino

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: For 14-year-old Benny, anything recorded on videotape is inherently better and more real than what he can see with his naked eyes. He is barely noticed by his professional parents and spends most of his time either viewing wild and violent films or looking at the view outside his window through his video camera. One day, on a whim, he invites a girl to his house and coolly murders her while his video camera is rolling. Then he hides the body temporarily in his closet and goes off to a party. The calm and unexcited way his parents discuss the situation when he explains it to him, using his video film to demonstrate, makes it clear that his own psychopathology has a long background in that of his parents. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Critics Award – European Film Academy

Features: An interview with Michael Haneke (2005, 20 min, in French and English Subtitles

Benny's Video

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 05/16/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 105 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Benny's Video
1. Benny's Video/Opening Titles [7:02]
2. A Boy's Life [5:55]
3. Kindred Spirit [8:26]
4. On-Screen Violence [7:19]
5. Scene of the Crime [10:06]
6. Life Goes On [8:46]
7. No Apparent Change [6:58]
8. Videotaped Confession [7:14]
9. Parental Involvement [7:14]
10. Planning Stage [3:53]
11. Benny's Travels [:59]
12. The Inescapable [6:53]
13. The Family Unit [9:33]
14. Giving Evidence [8:15]
15. Closing Credits [4:04]

Cast and Crew: Ulrich Mühe  Actor 
Michael Haneke  Director 
Michael Haneke  Screenwriter 
Bernard Lang  Producer 
Veit Heiduschka  Producer 
Michael Katz  Executive Producer 
Angela Winkler  Actor 

Country: Switzerland,Austria