71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
A rigorously fragmented Viennese drama observes ordinary lives converging under the pressure of chance, alienation, and unexamined violence.
Overview
A poignant exploration of life's fragility through interconnected stories of loss and hope.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Moderate
- austere
- clinical
- paranoid
- serious film study
- arthouse cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Michael Haneke's formally radical, emotionally cold ensemble drama as a challenging and unsettling examination of chance, mediated violence, and moral disengagement.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film comprises 71 formally separated scenes revolving around several characters and presents events as an austere chronology.
The title and plot structure foreground fate and the accidental intersection of a recent immigrant, adoptive parents, a student, and an old man.
Critical descriptions emphasize the matter-of-fact presentation, lack of psychological explanation, and cold observational perspective.
The film juxtaposes private lives with televised violence and was described as examining violence that is both mediated and horribly real.
Films like 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance, and why
Funny Games
detached social realism, mediated violence, and morally unsettling observation
Code Unknown
fragmented ensemble structure, urban alienation, and emotionally austere drama
Benny's Video
cold procedural observation, chance-driven violence, and formal experimentation
The Seventh Continent
interwoven lives, existential unease, and severe modern European realism
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Release Date
- 1995-03-10
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (215)
Cast
- Gabriel Cosmin Urdes
- Lukas Miko
- Otto Grünmandl
- Anne Bennent
- Udo Samel
- Dorothee Hartinger
- Branko Samarovski
- Claudia Martini
- Georg Friedrich
- Alexander Pschill
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance about?
- A rigorously fragmented Viennese drama observes ordinary lives converging under the pressure of chance, alienation, and unexamined violence.
- What is 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance as moderate.
- What did critics think of 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance?
- Critics broadly regard Michael Haneke's formally radical, emotionally cold ensemble drama as a challenging and unsettling examination of chance, mediated violence, and moral disengagement.
- Which films are like 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance?
- Films with a similar feel include Funny Games, Code Unknown, Benny's Video, and The Seventh Continent.
- How long is 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance?
- 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance?
- In United States, 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance streams on Criterion Channel.
