Rent Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
3.8 of 5 from 116 ratings
2h 25min
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- Synopsis:
- The population of a provincial town on the Hungarian plains await the arrival of a circus that features the stuffed carcass of a whale and a mysterious Prince. Its appearance disturbs the order of the small town, unleashing a torrent of violence and beauty.
- Actors:
- Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, János Derzsi, Djoko Rosic, Tamás Wichmann, Ferenc Kállai, Mihály Kormos, Putyi Horváth, Enikö Börcsök, Éva Almássy Albert, Irén Szajki, Alfréd Járai, György Barkó, Lajos Dobák
- Directors:
- Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
- Writers:
- László Krasznahorkai
- Aka:
- Werckmeister harmóniák
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- 100 Years of German Expressionism, Film History
- Countries:
- Hungary
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Reviews (4) of Werckmeister Harmonies
Black Tarr Comedy. - Werckmeister Harmonies review by Steve
Bleak, desperate and bizarre tale of the events surrounding the visit to a remote town of a rather dismal circus whose main attraction is a dead whale. Sort of a very black comedy; possibly an allegory on human misery. It's hard to say. But this beautiful looking film takes us to places only Bella Tarr knows.
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Arty - Werckmeister Harmonies review by JD
This is a black and white Hungarian subtitled film. It is the sort of film that would win awards at an Art House festival. Really not my thing, far too abstract and dull.
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If you love cinema you must see this film - Werckmeister Harmonies review by AL
I've read quite a few reviews of Werckmeister Harmonies and it appears that, unless you are Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/werckmeister-harmonies-2000), it's impossible to write about the film without sounding like a terrible pseud, so I'm not going to attempt to. I've listened to director Bela Tarr taking about the film and he isn't particularly elucidating about it either. It's not a film to be picked over and analysed, it's a film to be watched and enjoyed. It has a very particular rhythm and flow to it which is immersive, it reminded me of listening to the band Current 93 (oh God, I sound like a terrible pseud), you feel like once you've started you never want to stop. There's something that just keeps propelling the music forward and it's the same with the 'story' (such as it is, it doesn't really matter) in Werckmeister Harmonies, you just want to keep on watching. Tarr has caught something very special in the film, he working on an entirely different plane from most filmmakers, he's in touch with something beyond the everyday, the corporeal. I don't know what it is, I don't think Tarr really knows what it is, but there's something thrilling and mesmirising about it. At 2hrs 25mins, it's shorter than the latest John Wick film. What have you got to lose? Watch it. you won't regret it.
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