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      Werckmeister Harmonies

      2000 2h 25m Drama List
      98% 52 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score A mysterious circus excites a small Hungarian town into a rebellion when a promised act doesn't perform. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 16 Buy Now

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      Mesmerizingly lovely and thematically thought-provoking, Werckmeister Harmonies adds another indelible achievement to Bela Tarr's fascinating filmography.

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      Yellowfur D Breathtaking long-lens scheduling, combined with small-town story writing that uses a small glimpse of the big picture; it opens with the grandeur of the sun, earth and moon, and ends with a whale that never rests in its eyes; it travels through the crowds of people like wax figures, setting off rational riots, and what people do and All that is going to be done is lies and deception. (If I were not afraid of night walks, I really wouldn't want to miss the school's 4k screening; it's a pity that I don't know Hungarian history) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/11/23 Full Review Devin T Extremely boring and very arthouse. I tried so hard to like this...but just couldn't. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/23 Full Review StephenPaul C The greatest 02 hours: and 25 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review Michael Z One of the most poetic movies ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Courtney K this was so fricken boring; it put me right to sleep, i couldn't do it. i feel kind of bad since it has such great reviews from others, but not my cup of tea i guess. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review Leaburn O I think this will be the last Bela Tarr film I watch. I just can't handle the slow pace any longer. This is one of his easier films to digest and has a lovely opening scene (one of the top two or three opening scenes I've ever seen - that good) and a great score but by the close of the film, I was delighted it was all over. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times As wearying as the film becomes in its long, bleak sequences, its uniquely cinematic and emotion-charged experience makes the effort worthwhile. May 21, 2014 Full Review Derek Elley Variety Six years after the 7-1/2-hour Satan's Tango, Magyar maverick Bela Tarr makes a stunning feature return with "Werckmeister Harmonies," another hypnotic meditation on popular demagogy and mental manipulation that's a snap at 145 minutes. Oct 5, 2007 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Bela Tarr's style seems to be an attempt to regard his characters with great intensity and respect, to observe them without jostling them, to follow unobtrusively as they move through their worlds, which look so ordinary and are so awesome, like ours. Rated: 4/4 Sep 14, 2007 Full Review Susan Sontag Artforum Tarr continues his magistral collaboration with Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, who wrote Sátántangó as well as the source of this film. May 2, 2024 Full Review Scott Nye Battleship Pretension While he doesn’t provide what we might call “narrative beats,” his approach to storytelling is quite classical... Apr 24, 2024 Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Werckmeister Harmonies may leave some perplexed by its peculiarity and ambiguous plot, but those viewers who are open to its dreamlike tone will find themselves treated to an intriguing experience. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 15, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A mysterious circus excites a small Hungarian town into a rebellion when a promised act doesn't perform.
      Director
      Béla Tarr
      Screenwriter
      Béla Tarr, Laszlo Krasnahorkai
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Unknown language
      Release Date (DVD)
      Feb 28, 2006
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $44.5K
      Runtime
      2h 25m
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