haiku-like interconnectedness minus the obviousness of interconnectedness

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2009)

dear herr Haneke you have with this movie further established yourself as one of the finest directors working today. i sincerely hope "the white ribbon" wins every award this year but alas that is not what is important.
in fact, last year there was this movie which shall remain unnamed that attempted to make parallels w/ religion and history that did receive some awards and all i can say is that compared to your work it is as facile as it is 1 dimensional and lacking in every respect. "the white ribbon" is subtle and masterful on the other hand. you dear sir know what you are doing and you don't need histrionic actors and obvious dialogue to achieve your purposes, not to mention the knock-out ending.
no need to rewind in mid-action anymore -- thank you for this effort and may you continue to grow as an artist.