Satantango
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Estike (Erika Bók) in the Facets Video DVD cover
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| Directed by | Béla Tarr |
| Produced by |
György Fehér Joachim von Vietinghoff Ruth Waldburger |
| Screenplay by | Béla Tarr László Krasznahorkai |
| Story by |
Mihály Vig Péter Dobai Barna Mihók |
| Based on |
Satantango by László Krasznahorkai |
| Starring |
Mihály Víg Putyi Horváth László Lugossy |
| Music by | Mihály Víg |
| Cinematography | Gábor Medvigy |
| Edited by | Ágnes Hranitzky |
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432 minutes |
| Country | Hungary Germany Switzerland |
| Language | Hungarian |
Sátántangó (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃaːtaːntɒnɡoː], meaning "Satan's Tango") is a 1994 Hungarian apocalyptic art drama film directed by Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white, it runs for more than seven hours. It is based on the novel Satantango by Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, who had been providing Tarr with stories since his 1988 film Damnation. Tarr had wanted to make the film since 1985 but was unable to proceed with the production due to the strict political environment in Hungary.
In the years since its release, Sátántangó has received wide acclaim from film critics, and is considered one of the greatest films ever made. In 2012, it appeared in the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound critics' top 50 films.
In a desolate village, after the collapse of a collective farm, Futaki (Miklós Székely B.) is having an affair with Mrs. Schmidt (Éva Almássy Albert), as he is awakened at dawn by the ringing of church bells, even though the nearest church had been destroyed long ago. Mr. Schmidt (László Lugossy) conspires with a group of co-workers to steal the villagers' money and flee to another part of the country. Futaki ambushes Schmidt and discovers his plans, after which he demands to become part of the scheme—all of this being watched by a lonely drunk man known as the Doctor (Peter Berling), who writes the events down in a notebook. However, the conspiracy is terminated when rumors spread across the village that the charismatic and manipulative Irimiás (Mihály Vig), a former co-worker who had been presumed dead, is returning. Meanwhile, Irimiás and his friend Petrina (Putyi Horváth) make a secret deal with a Captain somewhere else, involving their return to the village and manipulation of its community.
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