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Satantango

Original title: Sátántangó
  • 1994
  • Not Rated
  • 7h 19m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
13K
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Satantango (1994)
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Period DramaPsychological DramaDrama

On the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, i... Read allOn the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is returning to the community.On the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is returning to the community.

  • Director
    • Béla Tarr
  • Writers
    • László Krasznahorkai
    • Mihály Vig
    • Péter Dobai
  • Stars
    • Mihály Vig
    • Putyi Horváth
    • László feLugossy
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Béla Tarr
    • Writers
      • László Krasznahorkai
      • Mihály Vig
      • Péter Dobai
    • Stars
      • Mihály Vig
      • Putyi Horváth
      • László feLugossy
    • 81User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Photos68

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    Mihály Vig
    • Irimiás
    Putyi Horváth
    • Petrina
    • (as Dr. Putyi Horváth)
    László feLugossy
    • Schmidt
    Éva Almássy Albert
    • Schmidtné
    • (as Éva Almási Albert)
    János Derzsi
    János Derzsi
    • Kráner
    Irén Szajki
    • Kránerné
    Alfréd Járai
    • Halics
    Miklós Székely B.
    Miklós Székely B.
    • Futaki
    Erzsébet Gaál
    • Halicsné
    György Barkó
    • Iskolaigazgató
    Zoltán Kamondi
    Zoltán Kamondi
    • Kocsmáros
    Barna Mihók
    • Kerekes
    Péter Dobai
    • Százados
    András Bodnár
    • Horgos Sanyi
    Erika Bók
    Erika Bók
    • Estike
    Peter Berling
    Peter Berling
    • Orvos
    Ica Bojár
    • Horgosné
    Gyula Pauer
    • Director
      • Béla Tarr
    • Writers
      • László Krasznahorkai
      • Mihály Vig
      • Péter Dobai
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film, like many of Béla Tarr's films, contains one of the longest average shot lengths in any motion picture: 145.7 seconds. A single long take approximately 4 hours into the movie lasts an incredible 10 minutes, 14 seconds.
    • Quotes

      Futaki: I shouldn't drink. When I do I keep thinking of coffins.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Post-War Cinema (2011)

    User reviews81

    Featured review
    10/10

    A cinema epic

    My name is George Zoes and I am the assistant director of Theo Angelopoulos, the famous director from Greece. I just finished watching the movie and I am in state of cinematic nirvana. I only thought Theo Angelopoulos had the secans shots but I was mistaken.

    Bela Tar knows what he is doing. For the people who are addicted to post modern cinema this movie would be a nervous breakdown. But for the people who love the power of images, who keep their minds open, who investigate the same art of cinema, its a miracle this film exists.

    The time games that Bela Tar plays with the shots from a different angle are unique and the atmosphere that he creates conviced me that this is a parrarel universe rather than a cinema story. Its a purgative cinema that personally gave me trust to make my own feature film. The visual story seems greater than the written one but its not. I have the feeling that this form is the most suitable for this content. Its like the flesh and the blood, you cant distinguish them.

    Thank you Bela Tar and to your screenwriter.

    I am ready to leave Theo to work with you.
    • georgezoes4
    • Dec 15, 2006
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 1994 (Hungary)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • Germany
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Satan's Tango
    • Filming locations
      • Hortobágy, Hungary(location)
    • Production companies
      • Mozgókép Innovációs Társulás és Alapítvány
      • Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF)
      • Vega Film
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    • Runtime
      7 hours 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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