Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Language
- German
- Country
- Austria
Why tonight?
- In German — subtitles on.
The story
Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.
- nihilism
- boredom
- modernity
- family's daily life
- materialism
- austria
- only child
- based on true story
- middle class
- dysfunctional family
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Robert Dietl — Georg's Superior
- Georg Friedrich — Fault Service of the Post Office
- Udo Samel — Alexander
- Elisabeth Rath — Eva's Teacher
- Georges Kern — Bank Clerk
- Meat Loaf — Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jennifer Rush — Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
- Directed
- Michael Haneke
- Written
- Michael Haneke, Johanna Teicht
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 366 ratings
- Studio
- Wega Film
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
