beginning with three deaths on 27 October; professor Gemma King writes the film offered a progressive perspective in contrast to the real-life divisions in the wake of the riots. According to Walker, the riots' occurrence shortly after the film's release made it seem "uncannily resonant"; Radstone cites the riots to interpret the film as a statement on racial tensions felt by whites. King observes Caché is one of a growing number of French films that take a progressive view of the country's colonial past, and that films about Algeria became more common in later years. Following the film's disqualification at the Academy Awards, the Academy revised its rules so as to emphasise the filmmaker's origin over the country's language for eligibility for Best Foreign Language Film. Subsequently, Haneke's 2012 French-language Amour won the award for Austria. In 2015, IndieWire reporter Ryan Lattanzio reported rumours that U.S. producers had wanted to remake Haneke's film and compared Joel Edgerton's The Gift to a remake. Variety critic Scott Foundas also said The Gift resembled Caché in attempting to explore a "moral and existential minefield". Edgerton cited Caché as an influence on The Gift, and has said Haneke's film illustrates "how unsettled you can be by the thing you never see". He added, "The idea of a villain who is able to actively dismantle another person's life from the shadows is often scarier" than a visible threat. See also List of films featuring surveillance List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Notes References Bibliography External links 2005 films 2005 thriller drama films 2005 psychological thriller films Algerian War films Austrian thriller films European Film Awards winners (films) Films about adoption Films about memory Films about police misconduct Films about security and surveillance Films about stalking Films about television people Films directed by Michael Haneke Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris Films shot in Vienna 2000s French-language films French psychological thriller films German psychological thriller films German thriller drama films Italian psychological thriller films Sony Pictures Classics films Italian thriller drama films 2000s French films 2000s German films Films without soundtracks