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Benny’s VideoOther

by Michael Haneke

Who uses, recommends or left Benny’s Video, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Iranian filmmaker living in exile in Europe; won the Golden Bear for There Is No Evil (2020) and made A Man of Integrity (2017) and The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024).
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What’s so interesting about Benny’s Video is how he tells a very simple story about ethics and the importance of learning using a very limited set of tools. I particularly loved the photography in the film.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Mohammad Rasoulof, the entry for Benny’s Video.

2025-02-03·criterion.com ↗

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