The Seventh Continent (Der siebente Kontinent). Michael Haneke, 1989.
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Edition screened: Included in Criterion Blu-ray set #1163 Michael Haneke: Trilogy, released 2023. German language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 108 minutes.
Summary: Prolonged scenes of domestic fish dying out of water.
Details: As part of the family’s plan to demolish everything in the house, the father smashes a very large aquarium. The water and a dozen or so beautiful exotic-looking fish spill onto the debris-covered floor.
1) Focused shots of individual fish struggling on the floor, 1:25:35-1:26:18.
2) After a short interlude of the daughter’s upset, focused shots of the fish gasping as they expire, 1:27:36-1:28:18.
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