Drama ·Crime · Hungary · 1988 · 1h 56m

Damnation

Kárhozat

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Director
Béla Tarr
Cast
Székely B. Miklós as Karrer György Cserhalmi as Sebestyén Vali Kerekes as The Singer Gyula Pauer as Willarsky Hédi Temessy as Cloakroom Attendant Gábor Balogh as
Crew
Gábor Medvigy — Director of Photography József Mezö — Director of Photography Ágnes Hranitzky — Editor Mihály Víg — Original Music Composer László Krasznahorkai — Writer Béla Tarr — Writer
Synopsis

Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...

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Mood & Themes
dancingrainfogsurrealsurrealismumbrellamagic realismexistentialismmono
Key Collaborators
Béla Tarr Director Gábor Medvigy Director of Photography József Mezö Director of Photography Ágnes Hranitzky Editor Mihály Víg Original Music Composer László Krasznahorkai Writer Béla Tarr Writer József Marx Producer Gyula Pauer Costume Design
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