Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys

Name: Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys
Genre: Drama
Released: November 30, 2001
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic

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Leisure Time Features | Release Date: November 30, 2001

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic

Summary: Five interrelated stories intersect on one event.

Director: Michael Haneke

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 118 min

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Steven Rea

One of the finest pieces of screen acting in the career of Juliette Binoche -- the actress playing the actress in this extraordinary film. Read full review

Ella Taylor

The kind of art film that's rarely seen anymore -- the kind that trusts the audience to be as intelligent as the director. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Haneke illuminates beautifully the lives of his people with an eye for the revealing nuance and detail. Read full review

David Sterritt

Haneke brings his usual dark sensibility to bear on the multifaceted story, expressing the fractured quality of modern city life through scenes that wander through a labyrinth of missing links and lost connections. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

For those who've become increasingly conscious of the connections between strangers sharing a city, it's a challenge that's hard to resist. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

I couldn't always keep up with what was happening, but I was never bored, and the questions raised reflect the mysteries of everyday life. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Code Unknown is a film you think more than feel. Though each scene is executed close to flawlessly, the cumulative effect is often oppressive. But at the center of the film -- the real reason it was made -- is Binoche, one of the genuinely radiant presences in movies today. Read full review

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ryancarroll88

Aug 27, 2010

Michael Haneke's 'Code Unknown' is he type of movie that the viewer earns as much as they put in. Every scene starts in the midst of its own premise, and with enough assumption and even more inference, one can discern what is going on, but only with preset motives (and as far as narrativeMichael Haneke's 'Code Unknown' is he type of movie that the viewer earns as much as they put in. Every scene starts in the midst of its own premise, and with enough assumption and even more inference, one can discern what is going on, but only with preset motives (and as far as narrative goes, that is as far as I will delve...) Despite the narrative ubiquituies, the film covers some expansive issues - race relations, poverty, war, forced perspective, love - it would be detracting to say this movie encompasses anything less than holism throughout its 'cause.' The downside to this cinematic ideal is that the movie doesn't really contain a wholesome message that can radiate in any form; the presence of every concept is there, but despite whatever message, there always has to be some anecdotal tether to keep any interest in the given perspective. So once again, with enough knowledge of the ideas present, and with the ability to rise above dramatic cues and seize every situation at hand, this movie can be more effecting than any empirical literature - but I suppose that would be pretentious, wouldn't it? (Even assuming any of my friends read this far, it's only a matter of drunken pretense.......)… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jul 24, 2021

Cold. This is a cold film, like all Haneke films, but this one is unusually muddled.

To tell you the truth it's not an code unknown , nor intricate for that matter. The position of a failed multicultural society is the only element that stands out here. There are no developed characters butCold. This is a cold film, like all Haneke films, but this one is unusually muddled.

To tell you the truth it's not an code unknown , nor intricate for that matter.
The position of a failed multicultural society is the only element that stands out here.
There are no developed characters but situations in which they appear trying to demonstrate a concept, but this would be more rewarding if it at least went somewhere, which is at the same time surprising and disappointing of a director like Haneke.

Code Unknown is more of an exposition than a film.
A kind of essay that communicates its message, but in the long run is not transcendental or more enlightening than might have been expected considering its themes.… Expand

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