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DAMNATION – Review by Diane Carson

September 10, 2020September 12, 2020 Diane Carson 0 Comments bela tarr, damnation'hungarian film, László Krasznahorkai

A palpable sense of dread defines every scene, beginning with the opening shot of industrial coal buckets transported via an elevated cable mechanism moving diagonally across the frame as grinding, grating sound drones on. Surely, nothing good will happen here. Yet, so beautiful are the tableaus, so powerful the performances that the despondent individuals in their dismal story keep Damnation from feeling as unappealing as the title implies.

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SATANTANGO – Review by Diane Carson

April 19, 2020April 24, 2020 Diane Carson 0 Comments bela tarr, hungarian films, László Krasznahorkai, satantango

With minimal action, at seven and a third hours, Hungarian director Béla Tarr‘s Sátántangó presents an astonishing, microscopic look at the raw human condition. In a most telling and an appropriate description, Irimiás, a central figure, says, “Think of me as a tragic researcher investigating why everything is as terrible as it is.”