Damnation ( Hungarian: Kárhozat) is a 1988 black-and-white Hungarian film directed by Béla Tarr. The screenplay was co-written by Tarr and his frequent collaborator, László Krasznahorkai . Plot Karrer (Miklós B. Székely), a depressed man, is in love with a married torch singer (Vali Kerekes) from a local bar, the Titanik. 1 Video 73 Photos Crime Drama Romance A lonely barfly falls in love with a married bar singer. Director Béla Tarr Writers László Krasznahorkai Béla Tarr Stars Miklós Székely B. Vali Kerekes Gyula Pauer See production info at IMDbPro STREAMING RENT/BUY search Amazon Add to Watchlist Added by 15.0K users 31 User reviews 38 Critic reviews Awards
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DAMNATION - Official Trailer (4K Restoration) - YouTube © 2023 Google LLC A mid-career masterwork by legendary Hungarian art house auteur Béla Tarr and the first of his internationally. "Damnation," an atmospheric tale of erotic obsession, is the movie with which the Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr came into his own as a stylist. Miklos B. Szekely as Karrer, the film's. 1328 Montana Ave Santa Monica, CA 90403 Los Feliz Theatre 1822 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 TUE JUN 6, 2023 7:30 PM WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES $15.00 (members-only) Aero Theatre | Introduction and Q&A with filmmaker Béla Tarr. Moderated by Scott Foundas. 'Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair - Year Two' and 'Boundless Damnation: The Films of Béla Tarr' 'Damnation' was Tarr's first "mature" film, being his first collaboration with Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, a partnership that would eventually spawn the monolithic seven-hour-long 'Sátántangó' in 1994. Clocking in at about two hours, 'Damnation' has a plot that could be quite feasibly executed in a twenty-minute short film.
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Film review Newly restored ‘Damnation’ is a great introduction to Hungarian director Bela Tarr
A mid-career masterwork by legendary Hungarian art house auteur Béla Tarr and the first of his internationally acclaimed trilogy of films written in collaboration with author László Krasznahorkai (including the legendary Sátántangó ), Damnation ( Kárhozat) chronicles the doomed affair between bar Titanik regular Karrer ( Sátántangó's Miklós B. S. 1988 'Kárhozat' Directed by Béla Tarr Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away… Béla Tarr's doom-laden noir is treated to a long-awaited 4K restoration of exquisite clarity by Arbelos Films. by Jeremiah Kipp Carson Lund December 23, 2021 Béla Tarr is acclaimed a maestro not only in his native Hungary, but in France, North America and by festival directors worldwide. This is a serious art movie, with the accent on all three words.
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Béla Tarr Damnation
The fifth feature film from legendary Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, Damnation chronicles the sad stasis of a depressed alcoholic who is obsessively in love with the married singer at one of his favorite watering holes. 121 CAUTION Six years before his magnum opus Sátántangó, Hungarian maestro Béla Tarr joined forces with writer László Krasznahorkai for this masterful cosmic burlesque. A noir-inflected tale of betrayal and revenge, Damnation is a perversely powerful plunge into the wretched depths of the human soul. Trailer Try 7 Days Free, then $14.99/month
Film review: Newly restored 'Damnation' is a great introduction to Hungarian director Bela Tarr It's beautifully shot, but be aware: It moves slowly Bela Tarr's 1988 cinematic stunner 'Damnation' has been newly restored By Charles Ealy - November 12, 2020 Damnation, Béla Tarr The two most characteristic, even emblematic shots of the film in this respect are the first shot, an in-depth [backward-] tracking shot… Damnation, Béla Tarr. and the introduction of the ball scene, a [left-to-right] lateral tracking shot. Start of lateral tracking shot, Damnation, Béla Tarr
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Bela Tarr Damnation (1988) Michelangelo Antonioni, The Rundown, Still Frame, Film Images, Grey
› Blu-ray › Foreign Films Select delivery location See All Buying Options Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon Damnation [Blu-ray] Miklós Székely B. (Actor), Vali Kerekes (Actor), Béla Tarr (Director) Rated: R Format: Blu-ray 4.8 82 ratings Blu-ray from $26.73 DVD $19.36 Blu-ray December 14, 2021 — 1 — $26.76 $26.73 Sátántangó [Blu-ray] Erika Bok 225 Damnation is a singular, artistic achievement, unique to Tarr in providing ideas and actions to contemplate, if we dare, long after the two hour film has concluded. Béla Tarr supervised this 4K restoration of his 2014 release from its 35 millimeter film. The black-and-white images are gorgeous, a complement to his inspired ideas.