Satantango (1994) (Sátántangó)

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Directed by

Béla Tarr

Starring (View all)

Mihály Vig
Irimiás

Putyi Horváth
Petrina

László feLugossy
Schmidt

Éva Almássy Albert
Schmidtné

János Derzsi
Kráner

Irén Szajki
Kránerné

Alfréd Járai
Halics

Miklós Székely B.
Futaki

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László Krasznahorkai

Mihály Vig
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13 years, 5 months ago at Jan 31 23:52

Electrophorus Dragon

Well it seems like I am in a minority of one in finding this film tedious in the extreme. No I am not a 'Hollywood movie fan' I have many films from all over the world, some amazing, some average and one or two that are poor. This is a very bleak film full of unrelenting rain and selfish, greedy people. Yes some of the shots are interesting but you can overdo the lingering shot and here I think it... read more

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1 year, 2 months ago at Apr 10 1:02

fernando

(OK) Demasiado larga y demasiado buena. La parte central de la errancia de la niña torturando a su gato y dejando que muera casi como un sacrificio previo a su autodestrucción (no recuerdo suicidio infantil más intenso desde "Mouchette" de Bresson) , su mirada tras la ventana al baile de los campesinos, un baila de condenados por satán me dejó perplejo (¿de ahí viene lo de 'satan-tango'?), ... read more

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Description: Sátántangó (English: Satan's Tango) is a film directed by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white, completed in 1994, it runs an epic 7 hours and 12 minutes. It is based on the novel Sátántangó by Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, who has been providing Tarr with stories since his 1988 film Kárhozat (Damnation, 1988). Tarr had wanted to make the film since 1985 but was unable to proceed with the production due to the strict political environment in Hungary. "Inhabitants have left the God-forsaken settlement on the plains over the years, nobody else has remained except three couples (the S ... (more)

Release date: 28 April 1994

Tags: Overrated (12), Awful (10), Boring (7), Hungary (7), Horrible (6), Terrible (6), Appalling (6), Dire (6), Drama (5), Silly (5), Bad (5), Repulsive (5), Pointless (5), Poor (5), Horrendous (5), Atrocious (5), Diabolical (5), Abysmal (5), Dreadful (5), Should Be Erased (5)

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“(OK) Demasiado larga y demasiado buena. La parte central de la errancia de la niña torturando a su gato y dejando que muera casi como un sacrificio previo a su autodestrucción (no recuerdo suicidio infantil más intenso desde "Mouchette" de Bresson) , su mirada tras la ventana al baile de los campesinos, un baila de condenados por satán me dejó perplejo (¿de ahí viene lo de 'satan-tango'?), y más adelante volvemos a él desde otra perspectiva, como si Tarr tratara de justificar la espera diciéndonos 'no es cuestión de duración sino de perspectiva', la ausencia de juicio moral, pero la mirada compasiva y a la vez despectiva en la recolección de caracteres que hace el maldito y encantador Irimias a la policía......ah Tarr” read more

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