Werckmeister Harmonies

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Werckmeister Harmonies is a 2000 Hungarian art film directed by Béla Tarr, renowned for its long takes, bleak atmosphere, and philosophical exploration of social collapse and metaphysical dread.

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instanceOf Hungarian film
film
alternateTitle Werckmeister harmóniák NERFINISHED
basedOn The Melancholy of Resistance NERFINISHED
novel by László Krasznahorkai
character György Eszter NERFINISHED
Tünde Eszter NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Gábor Medvigy NERFINISHED
coDirector Ágnes Hranitzky NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Hungary NERFINISHED
criticalReception acclaimed
director Béla Tarr NERFINISHED
distributor Mokép NERFINISHED
editedBy Ágnes Hranitzky NERFINISHED
festivalScreening Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
festivalSection Un Certain Regard NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Hungary NERFINISHED
format black-and-white
genre art film
black-and-white film
drama film
hasTheme alienation
authoritarianism
cosmic order and chaos
decay of social order
mob violence
mainCharacter János Valuska NERFINISHED
musicBy Mihály Víg NERFINISHED
notableFor bleak atmosphere
exploration of social collapse
long takes
metaphysical dread
philosophical themes
originalLanguage Hungarian
partOf Béla Tarr filmography
productionCompany Goethe-Institut NERFINISHED
Társulás Filmstúdió NERFINISHED
releaseDate 2000-07-12
releaseYear 2000
runtimeMinutes 145
screenwriter Béla Tarr NERFINISHED
László Krasznahorkai NERFINISHED
Ágnes Hranitzky NERFINISHED
setting unnamed Hungarian town
stars Hanna Schygulla NERFINISHED
János Derzsi NERFINISHED
Lars Rudolph NERFINISHED
Peter Fitz NERFINISHED
titleRefersTo Werckmeister temperament NERFINISHED

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Hungarian cinema notableFilm Werckmeister Harmonies
Béla Tarr notableWork Werckmeister Harmonies