Mystery / Drama
Hungary / Italy / Germany / France,
2000, 145 min
Composer:
Mihály VígCast:
Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, János Derzsi, Djoko Rossich, Tamás Wichmann, Ferenc Kállai, Mihály Kormos, Putyi Horváth, Enikő Börcsök (more)Plots(1)
Hungarian director Béla Tarr follows his mammoth seven-hour Sátántangó with this critically acclaimed story about a small Eastern European town on the brink of disaster. When a showman brings a huge whale to the town, along with a sinister side attraction known as the Prince, Lajos (Lars Rudolph) is fascinated by the creature and sees it as proof of a great cosmic design. However, the whale also proves to be a magnet for unrest, and the mob that gathers outside soon edges towards violence. (Curzon Artificial Eye)
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