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Sátántangó
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Sátántangó (, also known in English as '''''Satan's Tango''') is a 1994 epic drama film directed and co-written by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white and running for more than seven hours, it is based on the 1985 novel by László Krasznahorkai, whose works Tarr frequently adapted after his 1988 film Damnation''. Tarr had hoped to make the film since 1985 but was unable to proceed with production due to the strict political environment in Hungary.
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8.0Inhabitants 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.
Cast
- Mihály Víg as Irimiás
- Putyi Horváth as Petrina
- Székely B. Miklós as Futaki
- Erika Bók as Estike
- László feLugossy as Schmidt
- Alfréd Járai as Halics
Themes
- farm
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- cat
- rain
- hungary
- loneliness
- art house
- poverty
- black and white
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Ratings
IMDb
8.2/10
13,284 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 439 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Sátántangó
- Film.image
- Sátántangó (2019 Rerelease Poster).jpeg
- Film.caption
- 2019 re-release poster
- Film.director
- Béla Tarr
- Film.music
- Mihály Víg
- Film.cinematography
- Gábor Medvigy
- Film.editing
- Ágnes Hranitzky
- Film.distributor
- (Hungary)
- Film.runtime
- 439 minutes
- Film.language
- Hungarian
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 450
- FilmAffinity ID
- 530324
- Image
- Nagytőke nyári pusztaBlack and white.JPG
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- title
- Sátántangó
- publication date
- 2008-07-22
- review score
- 100%
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17 sectionsContents
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- Production
- Structure
- Long takes
- The book and the film
- Music
- Release
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- Critical response
- Controversy
- See also
- References
- External links
Sátántangó (, also known in English as '''''Satan's Tango''') is a 1994 epic drama film directed and co-written by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white and running for more than seven hours, it is based on the 1985 novel by László Krasznahorkai, whose works Tarr frequently adapted after his 1988 film Damnation. Tarr had hoped to make the film since 1985 but was unable to proceed with production due to the strict political environment in Hungary.
The film was an international co-production between Hungarian, German, and Swiss companies. Sátántangó'' has received widespread critical acclaim from film critics. In 2012, it appeared in the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound critics' top 50 films.