Le Temps du Loup

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Le Temps du Loup
Promotional poster for Le Temps du Loup
Directed by	Michael Haneke
Produced by	Michael Katz, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Ménégoz
Written by	Michael Haneke
Starring	Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Patrice Chéreau
Cinematography	Jürgen Jürges
Editing by	Nadine Muse, Monika Willi
Distributed by	Les Films du Losange (France, theatrical), Palm Pictures (USA, theatrical)
Release date(s)	2003
Running time	110 min
Country	France & Austria & Germany
Language	French
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Le Temps du Loup (English title Time of the Wolf) is a dystopian post-apocalyptic drama film, directed by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It was released theatrically in 2003. Set in an unnamed European country at an undisclosed time, the film follows the story of a family: Georges (Daniel Duval), Anne (Isabelle Huppert) and their two children Eva (Anaïs Demoustier) and Ben (Lucas Biscombe).

[edit] Plot

A disaster of some type has occurred, of which the audience only knows that uncontaminated water is scarce and livestock have to be burned. Fleeing the city, the family arrive at their country home, hoping to find refuge and security, only to discover that it is already occupied by strangers. In the ensuing confrontation, Georges is killed and most of the family's belongings are seized. The film follows the remaining family members as they seek shelter and food in a world without government or laws.

[edit] Screenings

The film was screened in 2002 in the Cannes Film Festival, outside of competition. (Patrice Chéreau, a member of that year’s jury, stars in the film, which made the film ineligible for any award.) The film takes its title from Codex Regius, an ancient Germanic poem which describes the time before the Ragnarök, the end of the world. The film also stars Olivier Gourmet and Serge Riaboukine.

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v • d • e Films directed by Michael Haneke

1990s	The Seventh Continent • Benny's Video • 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance • Funny Games (1997)

2000s	Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys • The Piano Teacher • The Time of the Wolf • Caché • Funny Games (2008)

Television	…Und was Kommt Danach? • After Liverpool • Sperrmüll • Drei Wege zum See • Lemminge, Teil 1 Arkadien • Lemminge, Teil 2 Verletzungen • Variationen • Wer war Edgar Allan? • Fraulein • Nachruf für einen Mörder • Die Rebellion • Das Schloß

Shorts	Lumière et compagnie (segment "Michael Haneke/Vienne")