SÁTÁNTANGÓ

ABOUT THE FILM:

Based on the book by László Krasznahorkai, this seminal work of “slow cinema” follows members of a small, defunct agricultural collective living in a post-apocalyptic landscape after the fall of communism who, on the heels of a large financial windfall, set out to leave their village. As a few of the villagers secretly conspire to take off with all of the earnings for themselves, a mysterious character, long thought dead, returns to the village, altering the course of everyone’s lives forever. Shot in stunning black-and-white by Gábor Medvigy and filled with exquisitely composed and lyrical long takes, SÁTÁNTANGÓ unfolds in 12 distinct movements, alternating forward and backward in time, echoing the structure of a tango dance. Tarr’s vision, aided by longtime partner and collaborator Ágnes Hranitzky, is enthralling and his portrayal of a rural Hungary beset by boozy dance parties, treachery and near-perpetual rainfall is both transfixing and uncompromising.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Arbelos Films

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION 

The film will be screened in three sections:

Section 1 (chapters 1-3) = 2h 17m

Section 2 (chapters 4-6) = 2h 4m

Section 3 (chapters 7-12) = 2h 57m

There will be a 10-minute break after Section 1, and an extended intermission after Section 2. Film will end at approximately 10:30 PM.