FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Haneke

1942 - Today

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Michael Haneke (German: [ˈhaːnəkə]; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, German, and English and has worked in television and theatre. He also teaches film direction at the Film Academy Vienna. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Haneke is the 61st most popular film director (down from 53rd in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from Germany (down from 326th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Film Director.

Michael Haneke is most famous for his films, which typically explore the darker side of human nature.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Haneke ranks 61 out of 2,041Before him are Yasujirō Ozu, Jack L. Warner, Stephen Hillenburg, Paul Verhoeven, Jean-Jacques Annaud, and Brian De Palma. After him are Abbas Kiarostami, Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Lars von Trier, Sergei Parajanov, and Frank Capra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Michael Haneke ranks 38Before him are Javier Solana, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Daniel Barenboim, Ted Kaczynski, John Wayne Gacy, and José Eduardo dos Santos. After him are Ian McShane, Werner Herzog, David Bradley, Giorgio Agamben, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and Jacques Rogge.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 438 out of 7,253Before him are Otto Lilienthal (1848), Leo von Caprivi (1831), Pina Bausch (1940), Hans Krebs (1898), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), and Ernst Bloch (1885). After him are Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Karl Drais (1785), Conradin (1252), Hedwig of Silesia (1174), Anselm Kiefer (1945), and Christopher of Bavaria (1416).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Michael Haneke ranks 4Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Wim Wenders (1945), and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945). After him are Werner Herzog (1942), F. W. Murnau (1888), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Max Ophüls (1902), Roland Emmerich (1955), and Margarethe von Trotta (1942).