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Satantango

1994 · 432 min

Long, hypnotic black-and-white takes that drift through rain and mud, demanding patience while slowly building a heavy, desolate mood.

Directed by
Béla Tarr
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mihály Víg, Putyi Horváth, Székely B. Miklós
Overview
Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

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Directed by
Béla Tarr
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mihály Víg, Putyi Horváth, Székely B. Miklós
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • politics
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity9
Emotional weight9

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Genres
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Starring
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Country
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