Damnation (film)
| Damnation | |
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| Directed by | Béla Tarr |
| Music by | Mihály Vig |
Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Damnation (Hungarian: Kárhozat) is a black and white 1988 Hungarian film directed by Béla Tarr. The screenplay was co-written by Tarr's frequent collaborator, László Krasznahorkai.
Susan Sontag claimed it was one of her favorite films [1]
Plot
Damnation tells the story of Karrer (Miklos B. Szekely), a depressed man in love with a married torch singer (Vali Kerekes) from a local bar, the Titanik. The singer broke off their affair, because she dreams of becoming famous. Karrer is offered smuggling work by Willarsky (Gyula Pauer), the bartender at the Titanik. Karrer offers the job to the singer's husband, Sebastyen (Győrgy Cserhalmi). This gets him out of the way, but things don't go as Karrer plans. Betrayals follow. Karrer despairs, and goes insane.
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