Béla Tarr explored: Satantango (1994) / Magnum Opus

In this documentary video essay analysis, we explore and review the film: Sátántangó (1994), Béla Tarr’s magnum opus, and a defining masterpiece of slow cinema. Running for more than seven hours, the film is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, whose works Tarr has frequently adapted since his 1988 film Damnation. With Mihály Víg’s unforgettable score, hypnotic long takes, and haunting black-and-white imagery, Sátántangó is profound political and spiritual allegory of decline. Sátántangó has received widespread critical acclaim from film critics. In 2012, it appeared in the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound critics' top fifty films. Tarr frequently collaborated with film editor and co-director Ágnes Hranitzky (his wife since 1978), Nobel-prize winner novelist László Krasznahorkai, film composer Mihály Víg, cinematographer Fred Kelemen, and actress Erika Bók. 00:00 Prologue 00:36 Satantango 03:28 Epilogue Béla Tarr explored Full Playlist:    • Béla Tarr explored   Media included: Satantango / Sátántangó (1994) Music: Underwater Exploration · Godmode #belatarr #filmdirectors #slowcinema #arthousecinema #videoessay #filmdocumentary