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The Man from London

Original title: A londoni férfi
  • 20072007
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4.2K
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The Man from London (2007)
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  • Crime
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After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others sta... Read allAfter witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case.After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4.2K
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  • Directors
    • Béla Tarr
    • Ágnes Hranitzky
  • Writers
    • Georges Simenon(novel)
    • Béla Tarr(screenplay)
    • László Krasznahorkai(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Miroslav Krobot
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Erika Bók
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  • Directors
    • Béla Tarr
    • Ágnes Hranitzky
  • Writers
    • Georges Simenon(novel)
    • Béla Tarr(screenplay)
    • László Krasznahorkai(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Miroslav Krobot
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Erika Bók
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Miroslav Krobot
    Miroslav Krobot
    • Maloin, az éjszakai váltóõras Maloin, az éjszakai váltóõr
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Maloin feleségeas Maloin felesége
    Erika Bók
    Erika Bók
    • Henrietteas Henriette
    János Derzsi
    János Derzsi
    • Brownas Brown
    Ági Szirtes
    • Brown feleségeas Brown felesége
    István Lénárt
    • Londoni rendõrfelügyelõas Londoni rendõrfelügyelõ
    Gyula Pauer
    • Kocsmárosas Kocsmáros
    Mihály Kormos
    Mihály Kormos
    • Brown segítõtársaas Brown segítõtársa
    Kati Lázár
    • Henriette fõnökasszonyaas Henriette fõnökasszonya
    Éva Almássy Albert
    • Kurva a kocsmábanas Kurva a kocsmában
    Ágnes Kamondy
      László feLugossy
      • Vendég a kocsmábanas Vendég a kocsmában
      Philippe Guerrini
      • Szõrmekereskedõ 1as Szõrmekereskedõ 1
      Jacques Pilippi
      • Szõrmekereskedõ 2as Szõrmekereskedõ 2
      Alfréd Járai
      • Vendég a kocsmában 2as Vendég a kocsmában 2
      • Directors
        • Béla Tarr
        • Ágnes Hranitzky
      • Writers
        • Georges Simenon(novel)
        • Béla Tarr(screenplay)
        • László Krasznahorkai(screenplay)
      • All cast & crew
      • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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      • Trivia
        Extensive dubbing was necessary in part because the Steadicam operator Marcus Pohlus was audibly panting and weeping in several scenes.
      • Goofs
        When Maloin and the bartender set up the chessboard and pieces for their daily game, they place the board with a black square in the lower right corner.
      • Quotes

        Londoni rendõrfelügyelõ: I understand this has come as a shock. You could not have known that your husband led a double life.

      • Connections
        Referenced in Novak (2009)

      User reviews28

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      6/10
      One of the lesser films of Bela Tarr, but still with beautiful moments
      In "The man from London" an ordinary civilian finds by accident a lot of money originating from a criminal transaction. We regularly find this story element in films, for example in "No country for old men" (Ethan and Joel Coen) from the same year.

      How different do these two films elaborate on this basic ingredient. In "No country for old men" the "lucky" finder is being chased by a hit man and the emphasis is on action. In "The man from London" the finder is chased by his own guilty feelings and the emphasis is much more on internal psychological elements.

      Needless to say that also in the Tarr film the finder ends up everything but lucky. The film has the usual Tarr elements as slowness, bleakness and beautiful images. Especially the first half hour has striking black and white imagery.

      Watching this movie I realised that the mood of a Tarr movie has much in common with the mood of a Kaurismaki movie. Erika Bokk belongs to a Tarr movie just as much as Kati Outinen belongs to a Kaurismaki movie. Music from an accordian is indispensable for a Tarr movie just as much as the Finnish tango is for a Kaurismaki movie.

      As beautiful as the images are so artificial and clumsy is the dialogue, especially the dialogue of the English inspector . This is in my opinion the main reason why "The man from London" does not for a single moment succeed in its attempt to be a neo noir Tarr style.
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      • Apr 30, 2020

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      • Release date
        • January 31, 2008 (Hungary)
      • Countries of origin
        • Hungary
        • Germany
        • France
        • Italy
      • Official site
        • Official site (Japan)
      • Languages
        • Hungarian
        • English
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Людина із Лондона
      • Filming locations
        • Bastia, Haute-Corse, France
      • Production companies
        • TT Filmmûhely
        • 13 Productions
        • Cinema Soleil
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • €6,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $50,626
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 19 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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