Compelling art

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2011)

Michael Haneke, one of perhaps the most gifted directors of our times, made a compelling piece of art. His movies are all but predictable and repetitive. "The White Ribbon" is a an incredible treatise on nature of evil and seductive power of violence. Small German village, year before bloody World War I, full of hard working and seemingly civilized people,turns into a dangerous place, where ugliness lurks at every corner. Amazing black and white cinematography gives powerful imagery. People with subdued emotions that eerily get expressed in a same black and white way. This is one of the most impressive movies I've seen in last 5 years. I firmly believe this will be a classic.