'Profoundly unsettling and superbly filmed, punching home a stiletto-stab of fear…
The performances from Auteuil and Juliette Binoche as his wife are outstanding, and Haneke’s
icy compositional brilliance is quite unrivalled at Cannes'
Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN

' ...Hidden is his best work to date: a brilliantly controlled study of guilt that taps eloquently into
contemporary neuroses...'
Derek Malcolm, THE EVENING STANDARD

'The favourite, HIDDEN, is a formidably controlled, chilling and resonant piece from Austria’s
Michael Haneke... HIDDEN’S formal brilliance, thematic weight and compelling performances make
it a virtual certainty for a major prize'
Shelia Johnston, THE INDEPENDENT

'HIDDEN is a breathtaking film by a masterful, formidably intelligent director'
Jason Solomons, THE OBSERVER

'Haneke’s remarkably rigorous and resonant mix of psychological suspense, mystery and meta-
physics... Intellectually ambitious and rewarding, the film explores a range of important con-
temporary issues... A great movie, which rightly won Haneke the Best Director award'
Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT

'Brilliant... The most intellectually stimulating film in competition this year'
Jonathan Romney, SIGHT AND SOUND

'Undoubtedly the critical hit of the festival…the film is brilliantly made, and features topclass per-
formances from Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche...'
Nick James, SIGHT AND SOUND

'Both brilliant and relevant, a study of terror tactics and uncontrollable fear... a modern master'
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