If its grey aura of despair sometimes hangs a mite heavily, it's certainly worth persevering with for a pay-off that is as perverse as it is powerful.
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01/26/06
Damnation (1987)
89 %
Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 8 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Synopsis: Legendary Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr's intense, existential 1988 noir follows a depressed loner who can't let go of his former lover and struggles to find meaning in his bleak life. With gorgeous photography and haunting performances, this film cemented Tarr's status as one of the most... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Miklos B. Szekely, György Cserhalmi, Hedi Temessy
Director: Bela Tarr
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A ponderous film which for all its moments of beauty and exceptional ugliness is still a trial to watch.
07/31/03
Top Critic
Not cheery, perhaps, but a gorgeously shot and beautifully composed piece that is not as depressing as it might appear.
07/31/03
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It's a serotonin-depleted ordeal, and yet seemingly a sketchbook of vibes and ideas to come, with some of the most magnificent black-and-white images shot anywhere in the world.
10/05/07
Tarr's uncompromisingly tragic view of the human condition is well supported by a rigorous formal approach, resulting in an austere work of art.
07/31/03
Top Critic
The near miracle is that something so compulsively watchable can be made out of a setting and society that seem so depressive and petrified.
07/31/03
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