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Damnation

Kárhozat (Damnation)

1988

Béla Tarr

Miklós B. Székely, Gyula Pauer, Hédi Temessy, György Cserhalmi ...

7.3

1,242

Drama. Romance Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...

	Author	Review
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The near miracle is that something so compulsively watchable can be made out of a setting and society that seem so depressive and petrified."	POS
United Kingdom	Sukhdev Sandhu Telegraph	"[Tarr] redefines the possibilities of filmic space and time to such woozy, hypnotic effect that it approaches visionary status (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The black-and-white photography transforms banal reality into painterly beauty (...) It is arresting cinema."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"Most definitely it moves, and the art is serious (...) It's the absolutely assured direction that's most impressive."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"A gorgeously shot and beautifully composed piece that is not as depressing as it might appear (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jeremiah Kipp Slant	"In terms of creating a strong cinematic world, Tarr has few equals (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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