Rod Otaviano Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I just found out "Satantango" from the Hungarian director Bela Tarr is finally coming to DVD (region 1). And it's not that 'bootleg' version you find on Ebay. It's a 3-disk edition that will be released by Facets on September 26th. This is a great art-house film and has one of the most incredible tracking shot I've ever seen where the camera follows a heard of cows for about 10 minutes. If you are into visually different movies, I highly recommend it. Also "Werckmeister Harmonies" from the same director. Just don't go watch it if you're sleepy or tired. It's a seven hour long movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Stepp Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 What an incredible, incredible film this is. You all really have no idea. See it as soon as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel Guillen Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Ive seen from damnation to man from london...stunning shots, you can tell that theyve spend days shot designing but it's worth it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampus Bystrom Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Satantango is amazing, it's completely breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neven Udovicic Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I love the shot where two men are walking (shot from behind), and the wind is blowing, and the newspapers fly around.. It lasts at least a few minutes. Niiice! ;) Oh, and the very end as well, - that man closing the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neven Udovicic Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) <double post> Edited August 28, 2009 by Neven Udovicic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Balkhead Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Werckmeister Harmonies was excellent; haven't seen Satantango. I got it from Netflix and watched a bit of it, but I just knew I wasn't going to be able to commit to 7 hours of Tarr. The DVD is pretty bad too: 1.66 aspect ratio (and I absolutely appreciate their retaining OAR), but it's not anamorphic, and if your 16:9 TV doesn't have a custom zoom function, you'll be in for a letter and pillarboxed viewing experience. Also, something about the Tarr DVDs make the films look like they were shot on video; maybe it has something to do with PAL to NTSC conversion, if the films were sourced from PAL masters Also, Tarr's films have notoriously bad dubs, some of the worst I've heard. Worse than Fellini's oldest movie's from half a century ago. One gets used to it partway through the film, but it's disconcerting I want to see Satantango eventually, but one definitely has to be in the mood for a film like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Peter Moretti Posted October 3, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted October 3, 2009 I watched "Damnation" earlier this week. The opening shot was extraordinary, as were many others. As a film, I felt the sum of the parts was greater than the whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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