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Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (2000)
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15 November 2000 (France) moreTagline:
Love has a language all its ownPlot:
Jean, a farm lad, wants to escape his silent father; he runs to Paris to his older brother, Georges... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
A film for the end of days and, seemingly, every day before more (66 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Juliette Binoche | ... | Anne Laurent | |
| Thierry Neuvic | ... | Georges | |
| Josef Bierbichler | ... | The Farmer (as Sepp Bierbichler) | |
| Alexandre Hamidi | ... | Jean | |
| Maimouna Hélène Diarra | ... | Aminate | |
| Ona Lu Yenke | ... | Amadou | |
| Djibril Kouyaté | ... | The Father | |
| Luminita Gheorghiu | ... | Maria | |
| Crenguta Hariton | ... | Irina (as Crenguta Hariton Stoica) | |
| Bob Nicolescu | ... | Dragos | |
| Bruno Todeschini | ... | Pierre | |
| Paulus Manker | ... | Perrin | |
| Didier Flamand | ... | The Director | |
| Walid Afkir | ... | The Young Arab (as Walide Afkir) | |
| Maurice Bénichou | ... | The Old Arab |
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Cod Necunoscut (Romania)Code - Unbekannt (Germany)
Code Unknown (Canada: English title)
Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys (International: English title)
Code inconnu (France) (short title)
Projet inconnu (France) (working title)
Agnostos kodikas (Greece) [el]
Bilinmeyen kod (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Código desconocido (Spain) [es]
Code inconnu (Canada: French title) (short title) [fr]
Codice sconosciuto (Italy) [it]
Ismeretlen kód (Hungary) [hu]
Kod nieznany (Poland) [pl]
Kod okänd (Sweden) [sv]
Kode ukendt (Denmark) [da]
Storie (Italy) [it]
Tuntematon koodi (Finland) [fi]
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France:118 min | Netherlands:117 minColor:
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Singapore:PG | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Italy:T | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Strange. I saw within 24 hours one of the biggest frauds I've seen (the despicable 'Crash') and one of the best films, 'Code Unknown'. Both pictures examine preconception (be it racism, xenophobia, or like societal concerns) but only 'Code Unknown' allows characters to live in the rhythm and cadence of ordinary life as so many of us recognize it.
The picture concerns the being of about 7 characters, typically catching those involved at times that aren't necessarily, at least apparently, advancing to a conventional plot. Scenes often begin in their ostensible middle, characters are caught mid-sentence; this technique breathes a sense of organic freedom into the people we are watching, a technique that director Michael Haneke frequently uses to capture the reality of people as they simply exist. Here, the nature of connection is examined through the complex means of allowing the audience's preconceptions, as well as some (certainly not all) of the characters, to add meaning and gravity to what we see.
I loved this movie; seldom do I feel privileged to be able to engage in the lives of those on screen. The experience of watching 'Code Unknown' is akin to putting in earplugs and watching random people interact: after some time, the interactions of those we see become our own personal narrative, meaningful to us alone. While this film has its meaning, it also understands that the viewer's thoughts and feelings are just as relevant to the process as the film crew's. To put it another way, 'Crash' would have been a miserable failure of a movie even if I hadn't seen it. 'Code Unknown' seems to come into being as its being watched, an experience between the filmmakers and the viewers. Michael Haneke could make 10,000 more movies and it wouldn't seem enough.