Sátántangó (1994)

Directed by

Béla Tarr

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Germany, Switzerland, Hungary

Runtime

7h 30m

Rated

15

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 310 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows residents of a failing Hungarian collective farm who plan to escape with their funds. A mysterious man returns to their village with promises of a new beginning. The story unfolds over seven hours in long, unbroken takes.

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What happens

Sátántangó (Hungarian: [ˈʃaːtaːntɒŋɡoː], also known in English as Satan's Tango) is a 1994 Hungarian black-and-white epic drama film directed by Béla Tarr, co-written by Tarr and László Krasznahorkai, and edited by Ágnes Hranitzky. Hranitzky is also listed in András Bálint Kovács's filmography as Tarr's directorial collaborator on the film. Running for more than seven hours, it is based on the 1985 novel by Krasznahorkai, whose works Tarr frequently adapted after his 1988 film Damnation. Tarr had hoped to make the film since 1985 but was unable to proceed with production due to the strict political environment in Hungary. The film was an international co-production between Hungarian, German, and Swiss companies. Sátántangó has received widespread critical acclaim from film critics. In 2012, it appeared in the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound critics' top 50 films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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