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Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Bela Tarr's epic rendering of Laszlo Karsnahorkai's novel about the decline of Communism in Eastern Europe, is a unique and visionary masterpiece that defies classification and transcends genre. Set in a struggling Hungarian agricultural collective, a group of lost souls reeling from the collapse of their Communist utopia face an uncertain future, until the arrival of a charismatic stranger in whom they believe lies their salvation. The collective's individual experiences and fates are gradually revealed in Tarr's immaculately composed, brilliantly photographed and bleakly comic tour-de-force, which confirmed his place as one of contemporary cinema's few genuine auteurs.

Year: 1994
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Art House Cinema, Eastern European Cinema, Based on..., Spiritual Cinema, Black Humour
Country: Hungary
Director: Bela Tarr
Starring: Peter Berling, Janos Derzsi
Duration: 419 Minutes
Rating: R16
Subtitles: Yes
8.5/10
Location in store: Alice's 500 Greatest Films
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