Satantango
(1994)
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Satantango
(1994)
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Mihály Vig | ... |
Irimiás
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Putyi Horváth | ... |
Petrina
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László feLugossy | ... |
Schmidt
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Éva Almássy Albert | ... |
Schmidtné
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János Derzsi | ... |
Kráner
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Irén Szajki | ... |
Kránerné
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Alfréd Járai | ... |
Halics
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Miklós Székely B. | ... |
Futaki
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Erzsébet Gaál | ... |
Halicsné
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Erika Bók | ... |
Estike
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György Barkó | ... |
Iskolaigazgató
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Peter Berling | ... |
Orvos
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András Bodnár | ... |
Horgos Sanyi
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Ilona Bojár | ... |
Horgosné
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Péter Dobai | ... |
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In a small dilapidated village in 1990s Hungary, life has come to a virtual standstill. The autumn rains have started. The villagers expect to receive a large cash payment that evening, and then plan to leave. Some want to abscond earlier with more than their fair share of the money. However they hear that the smooth talking Irimias, whom they thought had died, is coming back. They are apprehensive that he will take all their money in one of his grandiose schemes to keep the community going. Written by Will Gilbert
If there's any proof of god, it's "Satantango", Tarr's impetuous yet melancholic, beautiful and sublime, unforgettable and dark, dark, dark masterpiece which is one of cinema's greatest treasures -- rich with darkness and wonder. At 7 hours long, it is as if it were life itself, and it really is, as everything -- tone, pace, tempo -- is in real time; essentially, it feels, and is, a tango. Tarr, again, demonstrates his mastery through the long take, as it beautifully portrays its subject and feelings of them. It's just such a film one can not even describe in words; it's simple art. This magnus opum of cinema has changed the value of that very term to me. Not many films can do that. I will never forget this film until the day I die, for "Satantango" should be a required viewing -- for everyone.