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musical talent is a waster, spending his nights pissing away what little money he earns and can borrow in the bars of a small town near Budapest.
He fathers a child by a woman he feels little for and then marries another who, somewhat surprisingly, expected him to mend his profligate ways.
This is an eviscerating look at Hungarian slackers and the difficulties of making a living in a country with no economic vitality.
Of course, Tarr is going on about much more: the male vs. female wars rarely have been so stripped bare. Andras's new wife, a partyer herself, marries to bring some meaning, love, and stability to her life but, in Andras, she finds a challenge: he is even too isolated to consider nihilism.
This is the third film of Tarr's I've seen and it is obvious he is a major talent, perhaps on the order of Bergman or Tarkovsky. Like a captain being surprised by an iceberg suddenly appearing off his bow, I don't think I properly can evaluate such an immense talent because of the proximity. In a few years, after I've seen a few more of his films, I'll know more.
(BTW, I hope my comments about some Bergman films don't lead some here to think I don't consider him a master. No one is above criticism, after all...)
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There is little question Tarr has displayed piercing insight and hsi films have grabbing psychological qualities, hidden under the deceptively cold surface, they do not raise to the top level, in my view. Also important is the fact that truly great directors have been able to consistently maintain that level over long period of time, building up their expertize and developing... whether Tarr has done that is impossible to tell based on just his tree films - I am sure we are talking about the same ones available from the Netflix. All lovely films, to be sure, but one would need to see bigger picture before drawing such a conclusion, I think.But that is largely besides the point. Where each of us positions an individual director is hardly so important. What IS important is the fact that Bela Tarr is a wonderful director, and his films warrant time and expense, and this is much more than I can say of perhaps 95% of directors out there.
that his often-praised "masterpiece," "Satantango," is or soon will be available.
I certainly think Werckmeister is a lasting work of art. Several scenes keep recurring to me--- actually, more than several.
Soon, I'll be visiting Wajda's works and some more Fassbinder, and then some Brasilian cinema novo masterpieces (NONE available from Netlfix: a real blind-eye regarding Brasilians) and... Herzog whom I've finally developed a taste for.
Did I mention the 67 OTHER films on my Netflix list?
This truly is getting ridiculous...
He's got that dark... very dark vision.I like Wajda, even though I do not consider him a true titan. Let me know what you manage to find of his works, as I recall well four or five films, and would like to see more.
finally, I'm ready to send off that Pinot I've been meaning to.
I'll send it to your business address and mark it "personal."
Email me if you prefer other arrangements.
You didn't have to, but I am the girl who can't say no... business address is fine... as long as it is correct one! :-) Did you get it from the site? Then it is fine.
Okay but no drinking on the job!
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