Werckmeister Harmonies (Great Restorations)
Introduction to the film in English | start of the film: 18:45
In memoriam Béla Tarr
Werckmeister Harmonies
.Werckmeister harmóniák Hongrie-Italie-Allemagne 2000 | Béla Tarr | vostEN | 145' | digital | Cast : Lars Rudolph, Hanna Schygulla, Peter Fitz, János Derzsi
In the Hungarian lowlands, during Communist times, a town is unsettled by the arrival of a strange traveling circus. It attracts the interest of the inhabitants who line up by the hundreds to see the main attraction: a stuffed whale hiding a mysterious prince.
« Viewers should allow themselves to fully confront the terrifying unresolvability of the film's central theme: the immortal endlessness of the universe in relation to human finitude. Don't miss this opportunity to see a film that exploits the big screen to an absolute extreme, and engage with one of the greatest minds in contemporary filmmaking. » (Cine-file)
« Tarr's precise yet effortless command of the long take is so transcendent as to suggest the presence of God. Every stoppage point within each shot becomes a heavenly composite of the film's collective whole. » (Slant Magazine)
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