Benny's Video
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Synopsis
A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
Cast
- Arno Frisch
- Angela Winkler
- Ulrich Mühe
- Ingrid Stassner
- Stephanie Brehme
- Stefan Polasek
- Christian Pundy
- Max Berner
- Hanspeter Müller
- Shelley Kästner
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- Apr 19, 2019
We need to talk about Benny
Amy HarrisMay 23, 2023A truly disturbing account of a callous and desensitized teen enacting upon his dark fantasy of learning what it would be like to kill someone. Michael Haneke Never fails to shock and make you question why you’re watching his films, Benny’s Video is no different in that…
𝒜𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒶 𝒦.🏳️🌈Feb 12, 2023Odd that dad was angrier about the haircut than the murder. But they’re Austrian, so… maybe not that odd.
ben - Mar 27, 2018
arno was such a sick young actor
Andre de NervauxMay 9, 2022I think Benny is the first ever Letterboxd user
Niklas MichelsJan 23, 2026weird how my "Haneke January" project isn't really improving the ol' mood
David Sims - Nov 21, 2022
you know you’re watching a Michael Haneke movie when some sicko teenager obsessed with violence has the coolest bedroom you’ve ever seen
DanteDec 9, 2020funny games but the main character is ricky from american beauty
josiahMar 2, 2025An attempt to critique the dehumanizing effects of the media and privileged upbringing, but is instead pretentious, disdainful, and passive-aggressive, undermining any impact it might have had. It wants to be a strong, incisive, and intellectual work but lacks the urgency…
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- Cadence Sninsky likedBenny's Video
idk why it says it was made in 11’ bc it was made in 92’ but super weird movie and it’s in austrian i believe
Bianca dislikedBenny's VideoSlow and got really boring after 30 minutes.
Raphael Perrin is "meh" onBenny's VideoOkay he is weird than what ?
- ChaosStrolling is "meh" onBenny's Video
I set my expectations for this too high. I get the theme of on-screen violence and desensitization, but the scenes seemingly meant to be uncomfortable and disturbing just bored me. I felt bad because this is usually something I’d enjoy, I’m not sure why this just didn’t hit.
nevan lovedBenny's Videomy introduction to haneke, a phenomenally offputting and successfully disturbing film that tackles mature and violent videography. fantastic lead with perfect performances, framing, and visuals; incredibly precise and true to its themes. not everyone will enjoy
Alexis lovedBenny's Video8.7/10 after a week of it not being able to leave my mind im afraid Micheal Haneke has gave me the bleak cinema virus. From now my queue may contain mass amounts of despair and disturbing human nature…sorry
- Ginger Huff lovedBenny's Video
Disturbing, one of those movies that you feel like you shouldn’t be watching but something made me love it
Alberto Costabile likedBenny's VideoGreat movie with a great ending
Jordan dislikedBenny's Videomeh
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Metacritic
What gives the film a chilly authenticity is the creepy performance of Arno Frisch in the title role. Cool and unsmiling, with a dark inscrutable gaze, his Benny is the apotheosis of what the author George W. S. Trow has called the cold child, or an unfeeling young person whose detachment and short attention span have been molded by television.
Stephen Holden
The New York Times
Benny’s Video is a smug, contemptuous, passive-aggressive attack on the dehumanizing effects of media, without even the common decency to offer shrill sensationalism to punch up its subsequently feckless, reactionary, pomo assertions.
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Benny's Video (1992)?
The movie is 1hr 50min long.
What's Benny's Video (1992) about?
A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
Who's the cast of Benny's Video (1992)?
- Arno Frisch as Benny
- Angela Winkler as Mutter
- Ulrich Mühe as Vater
- Ingrid Stassner as Mädchen
- Stephanie Brehme as Evi
- Stefan Polasek as Ricci
- Christian Pundy
- Max Berner
- Hanspeter Müller
- Shelley Kästner
Who's the director behind Benny's Video (1992)?
Michael Haneke directed Benny's Video (1992).
Who produced Benny's Video (1992)?
Veit Heiduschka and Bernard Lang produced Benny's Video (1992).
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