
In a small, dilapidated village in 1990s Hungary, life has come to a virtual stand-still. The autumn rains have started. A few of 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, who they thought had died, is returning. They are apprehensive that he will take all their money in one of his grandiose schemes to ... (Full plot summary below)
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In a small, dilapidated village in 1990s Hungary, life has come to a virtual stand-still. The autumn rains have started. A few of 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, who they thought had died, is returning. They are apprehensive that he will take all their money in one of his grandiose schemes to keep the community going.
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| ArtforumJason AndersonIt may sound absurd to say that a seven-hour movie has hardly a wasted moment -- as famously insisted by Susan Sontag -- but Tarr's minimalism has maximum impact, especially when the film's satiric nature becomes more prominent in the final hour. |
| Village VoiceEd HalterCritics have rightfully hailed Tarr as one of filmdom's criminally undersung geniuses. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewThis startling, apocalyptic work is sometimes over-extended, but it builds to a powerful, rhythmic climax of breakdown and withdrawal. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt is a good movie. It's a great movie, in fact, one of the greatest of all movies. |
| Slant MagazineDan JardineThe food is delicious...but the portions are SO LARGE! |
| User ReviewAnikó Sone word only: precious. (ah, and it's not 4hrs 10 mins long but 7.5 hrs.) |
| User ReviewDerrick PIt's impossible not to be mesmerized by this film. Clocking in at over 7 hours in length, most people won't want to see it based on that alone. Those who aren't scared away by it's length will discover one of the finest achievements in cinema ever. Nobody can compose a long shot like Tarr can. He is a true genius. |
| User Reviewsandy pThe 7.5 hours truly do fly. This film is incredibly beautiful, realistic, and endlessly captivating, the dancing scene, the doctor walking into 'town', the opening, and the doctor going to the bells - are some standout moments not just in satantango but in all of cinema. |
| User ReviewMiles SA supreme piece of filmic art. at 7.5 hours, every second is essential. With every passing day this film grows in my mind. It's been over a year since I saw it, but it's still as vivid as when I sat in the theater enraptured by the transcendent imagery |
| User ReviewDarvek RSatantango completely redefines cinema, as an art form & as human experience. B���©la Tarr, like Tarkovsky in previous decades has created a film experience that reminds us that cinema can once again ascend to the pinnacle of art - in any century. The director's first name is Bela (fucking ignorant Anglo-American fascists). To compare this film to your average Hollywood offering could be likened to the comparison of a great silent classic with your average shampoo commercial - this is where such things are quite erroneous. |