Michael Hanake’s new film to be cartoon about a clumsy dog

Michael Hanake, the feted Austrian director best known for emotional and complex films like the devastating Amour and the harrowing Funny Games has announced that his new film will be a cartoon about a clumsy dog.

Entitled Barry the Beagle Bangs his Head, the film will tell the story of Barry, a beagle whose clumsiness continually leads to minor bumps and bruises.

“Barry the Beagle Bangs His Head is the story I have always wanted to tell,” said the multiple Palm d’Or winner.

“A simple cartoon about a loveable clumsy dog. It has some very funny slapstick and a nice bit where Barry and a little girl becomes friends.”

Hanake went on to confirm that the film would contain no graphic depictions of loveless sex, shocking moments of violence, and nothing in the way of bleak psychological torture.

“No, I only did all that sort thing to impress girls. I wanted them to think I was really dark and brooding and intellectual and that’s why I made films like Cache and The White Ribbon.

“But, if anything, I’ve grown up a bit now and I’ve finally got the confidence I need to make a cartoon about a clumsy dog.”

Barry the Beagle Bangs His Head is due out early next year and Hanake is already planning the follow up – a nice cartoon about a jolly pony.