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the opening, very long shot of the ship, when it reaches the portholes, very much resembles the shot revealing the whale in Tarr's earlier, "The Werckmeister Harmonies." The young woman, the daughter of the central figure, is the same actress that was the tragic figure in, "Satantango." The whore in the bar, the dancing bar members, and the bartender? Yup, all appeared in previous films. Quite a bit of the fun of Tarr's films is the ensemble: they're like old friends to the viewer.
I don't think this is as good as three other of Tarr's films, the classics, "Satantango," "Werckmeister Harmonies," or "Damnation:" but it is very good and a unique experience.
The film score is as good as any I've heard: it complements the opening shot and it's beginning bars recall Kubrick's music from "2001."
Mihaly Vig is the responsible composer, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any music cds of the score. Truly brilliant music, in the absolute sense.
The cinematography, also, is first-rate.
No, Tarr is not for everyone. However, if you enjoy Tarkovsky and other directors that re-invented film by making it more poetic, more leisurely, you could just find Tarr becoming your favorite director.
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Topic - Tarr's, "The Man from London." The second time, it reveals more: - tinear 15:05:53 01/13/12 (3)
- The first time I watched it I nearly soiled my pants... what do you want me to do now? - Victor Khomenko 19:08:04 01/13/12 (2)
- Gawd, I nearly died of pointless boredom . . . - mr grits 16:31:49 01/14/12 (1)
- "I'm not sure if I even made it through the end of it." LOL! - Victor Khomenko 05:33:31 01/15/12 (0)
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