Happy End (2017)
Figures
Characters
- The character of Anne Laurent
Form & technique
- Opening scene (Ève's smartphone recordings)
- The thematic and narrative parallels to Haneke's previous films (Amour, Caché, The Seventh Continent)
Tropes
- The recurring, peripheral presence of North African migrants → The Abject
- Ève's poisoning of her mother and subsequent suicide attempt
- The use of static long takes and surveillance footage
- Georges' repeated attempts to end his life
- Pierre's disastrous karaoke performance at the family wedding
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