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

Director:

Michael Haneke

Writer:

Michael Haneke (writer)

Release Date:

8 October 2003 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Stranger | Actual Animal Killed | Storytelling | Sheep | Forest

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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
Thierry van Werveke	...	Jean
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Armed man
Pierre Berriau	...	Fred, the killer in the chalet
Costel Cascaval	...	Constantin
Luminita Gheorghiu	...	Mrs. Homolka
Franck Gourlat	...	Water seller
François Hauteserre	...	The music lover
Maria Hofstätter	...	Quarrelsome woman
Valérie Moreau	...	Fred's wife
Claude Singeot	...	Razor-blade man
Ina Strnad	...	Chalet child
Adriana Trandafir	...	Marya
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roman Agrinz
Peter Bartak
Gabriela Bauer
Ileana Brancau
Alexander Bárta
Georg Friedrich
Simon Hatzl
Alexandra Höftmann
Silke Jandl
Edmund Jäger
Dorothea Kocsis
Natascha Kuhskova
Carmen Loley
Andreas Lust
Huttová Margita
Marian Mitas
Martin Najalka
Klaus Ortner
Maria Esperanza Paraschiv
Petru Pecican
Andreas Puehringer
Sonja Romei
Christoph Theußl
Sophie Wimmer-Lieb
Christian Wlach
Werner Wultsch	...	Bauernbursche
Mira Zeichmann

Directed by
Michael Haneke

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Haneke		writer

Produced by
Veit Heiduschka	....	producer
Michael Katz	....	executive producer
Margaret Ménégoz	....	producer
Michael Weber	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Jürgen Jürges

Film Editing by
Nadine Muse
Monika Willi

Casting by
Markus Schleinzer

Production Design by
Christoph Kanter

Art Direction by
James David Goldmark

Costume Design by
Lisy Christl

Makeup Department
Nikolaj Espinosa Bach	....	makeup artist
Elzbieta Bumbul	....	makeup artist
Ellen Just	....	makeup artist
Claus Lulla	....	makeup artist
Stéphane Malheu	....	makeup artist
Thi-Loan Nguyen	....	makeup artist
Waldemar Pokromski	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Fabien Courage	....	unit manager
Roman Haschberger	....	unit manager
Nathalie Nghet	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katharina Biró	....	second assistant director
Hanus Polak Jr.	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Peter Ecker	....	property master: outdoor

Sound Department
Sophie Chiabaut	....	boom operator
Philippe Dongé	....	sound mix technician
William Franck	....	reshoot sound recordist
Eric Grattepain	....	foley artist
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	sound mixer
Jakob Schäfer	....	boom operator
Guillaume Sciama	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Peter Hric	....	stunts
Roman Jankovic	....	stunt rider
Michael Sandala	....	horse wrangler

Camera and Electrical Department
Carol Burandt von Kameke	....	second assistant camera
Christoph Grasser	....	camera trainee
Oliver Haas	....	best boy electric
Marcus Kanter	....	additional assistant camera
Oliver Lechner	....	assistant camera
Wolfgang Lederer	....	dolly
Andre Mayerhofer	....	lighting technician
Jörg Mohr	....	gaffer
Christoph Nickel	....	gaffer
Gerald Piesch	....	clapper loader
Robert Stopfer	....	first assistant camera
Volker Vahl	....	lighting technician
Markus Veh	....	lighting technician
Jörg Widmer	....	Steadicam operator
Martin Zoigner	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Raluca Jacono-Muntean	....	casting assistant
Raluca Jacono-Muntean	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brigitte Fink	....	wardrobe
Barbara Hägele	....	wardrobe
Evelyn Thell	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Yannick Coutheron	....	assistant editor
Alarich Lenz	....	assistant editor
Willi Willinger	....	colorist

Transportation Department
Eva Jürgens	....	production driver

Other crew
Nouma Bordj	....	production assistant
Amira Chemakhi	....	production accountant: France
Jean-Baptiste Filleau	....	continuity
Peter Hric	....	horse master
Raluca Jacono-Muntean	....	dialogue coach
Ulrike Lässer	....	production coordinator
Mathias Mayer	....	set manager
Christa Preisinger	....	production accountant
Erell Tanguy	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Bavaria Film
• Canal+
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
• Eurimages
• France 3 Cinéma
• Les Films du Losange
• Wega Film
• arte France Cinéma

Distributors

• Les Films du Losange (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Atalanta Filmes (2004) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Belga Films (2003) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Bright Angel Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Camera Film (2004) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2003) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (200?) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Filmladen (2004) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Intercinema Art Agency (2003) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Kamras Film Group (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Palm Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Rosebud (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• SEG (200?) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Triangelfilm (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Ventura Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Xenix Filmdistribution (2003-2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Divisa Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Future Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Impuls Home Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2005) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Palm Pictures (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Total Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• absolut MEDIEN (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• LISTO Videofilm  post-production
• Libra Film  casting

Also Known As:

"Le temps du loup" - France (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence, language and sexuality/nudity

Runtime:

France:113 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Hong Kong:113 min (Hong Kong International Film Festival) | Argentina:114 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:114 min

Country:

France | Austria | Germany

Language:

French | Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 (f) | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Großmittel, Ebenfurth, Lower Austria, Austria

Company:

Bavaria Film

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Michael Haneke] [character name]Daniel Duval's character is named Georges Laurent.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Inthierryview (2008)

Unique post-apocalypse drama

A French woman (Isabelle Huppert) and her two young children struggle for survival shortly after an unidentified apocalypse. This is a very different sort of post-apocalyptic film--it is very minimalist and dramatic. The most fascinating aspect is that whatever happened to the world is never explained or even discussed by the characters. The only thing they know is that uncontaminated water is scarce and personal belongings are very valuable. They are living in the present, fighting for survival. The characters are often devoid of extreme emotion during the crises they face in the film, so the viewer assumes that whatever happened that changed the world must have been graphic and brutal.

Haneke is an exceptional filmmaker and has quite an eye. The combination of lingering camera-work and lack of score create an uneasy tension. Some might argue that the movie is boring because there isn't much action, but I thought it was visually stunning. The movie attempts to be about post-apocalypse social struggle and power--including conflict between different nationalities and genders--but it could have been more successful in doing this. The acting is outstanding (especially by Huppert and the actress that plays her daughter). Even though she gets co-billing, Beatrice Dalle is only in the film for a bit, but she does have a "Betty Blue"-style freak-out. I recommend this to anyone who likes post-apocalypse movies and is interested in seeing a hauntingly realistic one.

My Rating: 7/10