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Release Date:
1 February 2001 (Hungary) more
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This story takes place in a small town on the Hungarian Plain. In a provincial town, which is surrounded with nothing else but frost... more | add synopsis
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5 wins & 1 nomination more
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Slow paced, beautiful descent into madness! more (32 total)

Cast

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Lars Rudolph ... János Valuska
Peter Fitz ... György Eszter
Hanna Schygulla ... Tünde Eszter
János Derzsi ... Man In The Broad-Cloth Coat
Djoko Rosic ... Man In Western Boots (as Djoko Rossich)
Tamás Wichmann ... Man In The Sailor-Cap
Ferenc Kállai ... Director
Mihály Kormos ... Factotum
Putyi Horváth ... Porter (as dr. Horváth Putyi)
Enikö Börcsök
Éva Almássy Albert ... Aunt Piri (as Almási Albert Éva)
Irén Szajki ... Mrs. Harrer
Alfréd Járai ... Lajos Harrer
György Barkó ... Mr. Nadabán
Lajos Dobák ... Mr. Volent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die werckmeisterschen Harmonien (Germany)
Le armonie di Werckmeister (Italy)
Les Harmonies Werckmeister (France)
Werckmeister Harmonies (International: English title)
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Runtime:
145 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta) (2003) | France:U | Netherlands:AL | UK:15
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During the shooting the temperature dropped to -15 degrees Celsius. more
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Revealing mistakes: Janos finds Lajos, who is supposedly dead, yet you can clearly see the actor breathing. more
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János Valuska: You are the sun. The sun doesn't move, this is what it does. You are the Earth. The Earth is here for a start, and then the Earth moves around the sun. And now, we'll have an explanation that simple folks like us can also understand, about immortality...
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Referenced in Paris, je t'aime (2006) more

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Slow paced, beautiful descent into madness!, 27 February 2006
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Author: NateManD from Bloomsburg PA

There's one film that sends shivers up my spine just with it's mere title and that's Bela Tarr's "the Werckmeister Harmonies". It's one of those films that may infuriate some viewers meanwhile leaving others awestruck. The story concerns a very cold winter in a small Hungarian town. The camera follows a man Janos in his various everyday events. We know that this is no ordinary film during the poetic intro in the bar, where the various customers act out different parts of the solar system in rotation. The peaceful order of the village is disturbed, when a traveling circus comes to town. The circus has a stuffed whale carcass on display and abnormalities in jars. A man known as the prince who runs the circus remains in hiding. The stuffed whale seems to have a mystical power. These and other small events which are not fully explained lead the town's people to go crazy and eventually turn violent. This film is very slow, at some times unbearable. Certain events are filmed in real time. Similar film's that come to mind are Antonioni's "Avventura,L" and Heneke's "Code Unknown" Although this film is super slow at times, I loved it. There is something that is gripping about it. It is very surreal and emotional. The scene where the villagers go crazy and raid a nursing home almost brought me to tears. The films musical score is so haunting, it will stay in your mind forever. Also director Gus Van Sant is highly influenced by the films of Bela Tarr and it's apparent in his more recent work like "Gerry" and "Elephant". "The Werckmeister Harmonies" is a masterpiece that's not for everyone. I recommend it for viewers who are extremely patient and are looking for something different.

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