Time of the Wolf (2003)
"Le temps du loup" (original title)

When Anna and her family arrive at their holiday home, they find it occupied by strangers. This confrontation is just the beginning of a painful learning process.

Director:

Michael Haneke

Writer:

Michael Haneke

Stars:

Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Patrice Chéreau

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Isabelle Huppert	...	Anne Laurent
Béatrice Dalle	...	Lise Brandt
Patrice Chéreau	...	Thomas Brandt
Rona Hartner	...	Arina
Maurice Bénichou	...	M. Azoulay
Olivier Gourmet	...	Koslowski
Brigitte Roüan	...	Béa
Lucas Biscombe	...	Ben
Hakim Taleb	...	Young runaway
Anaïs Demoustier	...	Eva
Serge Riaboukine	...	The leader
Maryline Even	...	Mme Azoulay
Florence Loiret Caille	...	Nathalie Azoulay (as Florence Loiret-Caille)
Branko Samarovski	...	Policeman
Daniel Duval	...	Georges Laurent

Storyline

Immediately before a global catyclysm, Anna and her family arrive at their holiday home in the countryside only to find it is occupied by a group of complete strangers. This confrontation is just the beginning of a painful learning process, as they discover that nothing will ever be the same again.

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Plot Keywords:

stranger | mirror | refugee camp | food crisis | reference to god | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence, language and sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [at]

Country:

France Austria Germany

Language:

French Romanian

Release Date:

8 October 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

Time of the Wolf

Filming Locations:

Großmittel, Ebenfurth, Lower Austria, Austria

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,560 (USA) (25 June 2004)

Gross:

$61,439 (USA) (6 August 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bavaria Film, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 113 min 113 min 114 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Haneke:  [character name]  Isabelle Huppert's character is named Anne Laurent.

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Goofs

Near the end, Ben's nose is bleeding and he is awake and crying. He wipes the blood from his face and more blood seems to run from his nose across his cheek - but when he sniffs and his cheek moves, the stream of blood does not move with the cheek.

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Connections

References Andrei Rublev (1966)

User Reviews

A time for wolves ..

"Temps Du Loup" is probably Michael Haneke's most successful attempt at presenting his bleak outlook on mankind.

Vaguely set in a post-apocalyptic world, the film works both ways: a. at isolating various institutions and values (society, family, religion) outside of their normal environment, and therefore analyzing them more thoroughly; b. as an exercise in evoking beautiful imagery out of spartan and plain settings.

While the first is certainly no new ground for Haneke (the storyline is less complex than his previous effort, "La Pianiste", yet the scope is much grander), the second means that this is his most cinematic and elegant effort yet.