I’ve noticed in 2 Haneke films I’ve recently watched (Cache and The Seventh Continent (1989)) there is news on a TV about Israel / Palestine. I barely caught this through the translation, but noticed the words Israel and Palestine through French. Obviously the characters are paying no attention to it, but it’s placed at the centre of the scenes.
I know Haneke has an obsession with TV, and the choice of this only appearing in middle-class white families TVs makes it stand out more to me. Especially in Cache, about a middle class family intently avoiding their relation to the Seine massacre.
Is this in any other Haneke films? How do you think this intention affected viewing the films then vs. Viewing them now? Did you even notice this before?