"This is a bold, lucid, fiercely intelligent book, a vital addition to the study of contemporary cinema by one of the UK"s brightest young film critics." · Screen Existing critical traditions fail to fully account for the impact of Austrian director, and 2009 Cannes Palm d"Or winner, Michael Haneke"s films, situated as they are between intellectual projects and popular entertainments. In this first English-language introduction to, and critical analysis of, his work, each of Haneke"s eight feature films are considered in detail. Particular attention is given to what the author terms Michael Haneke"s "ethical cinema" and the unique impact of these films upon their audiences. Drawing on the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant and Stanley Cavell, Catherine Wheatley, introduces a new way of marrying film and moral philosophy, which explicitly examines the ethics of the film viewing experience. Haneke"s films offer the viewer great freedom whilst simultaneously imposing a...