A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Director: Béla Tarr
Cast: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, Alfréd Járai, Gyula Pauer, János Derzsi, Mihály Kormos, Putyi Horváth
CRCulver - 8/10
Béla Tarr's 2000 film <i>The Werckmeister Harmonies</i> deals with troubling events in a small town in Hungarian's eastern plains. After an opening scene showing simpleton postman János demonstrating to a bar full of drunks how the Earth and moon rotate around the sun with the help of three of the old geezers, he does his rounds in the early morning. Posters put up advertise the arrival of a giant...
September 1, 2018
CinemaSerf - 7/10
With the temperature well below zero, it's odd to see the rural population of the Hungarian plain standing around awaiting the ultimate in circus attractions (if not the ultimate nightmare for the taxidermist). A giant whale is revealed and, well, many of them have no idea what to make of it. As it remains, it attracts visitors from all around and their arrival starts to cause friction amidst this...
December 31, 2024
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
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A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
2h 19m
February 1, 2001
Béla Tarr
Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla
Drama
Yes, on Criterion Channel and Klassiki
