TWENTIETH-CENTURY TRAUMAS DEPICTED IN THE MOVIE THE WHITE RIBBON BY MICHAEL HANEKE

Abstract

Film as a relatively new medium has influenced the formation of collective consciousness almost from its inception. The generation brought up in the era of glass screens and familiar with the style instilled by mass media has soaked in with some patterns. Michael Haneke's unusual cinema argues with the popular models of film creation. It allows the viewer to make his interpretations, does not facilitate anything, and makes a distance that is supposed to lead to reflection. Haneke brings to light the darkest corners of the human mind. In The White Ribbon (2009) Haneke depicts the society in a northern German village just before World War I. This cinematic work has an important social and ethical significance for the contemporary viewer. It also cannot be denied a deep psychological dimension. The movie poses questions about the face of post-traumas of the 20th century. Haneke shows that behind huge mechanisms are ordinary people with a specific social entanglement. The author aims to try to search for the genesis of violence and the decline of societies based on the mentioned picture. The author uses in her work analytical - synthetic, comparative, and film analysis methods.