Satantango

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Satantango is a 1994 Hungarian black-and-white art film directed by Béla Tarr, renowned for its seven-hour runtime, long takes, and bleak, atmospheric portrayal of a collapsing rural community.

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Satantango canonical 4
Satantango (film) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hungarian film
film
authorOfSourceWork László Krasznahorkai
basedOn Sátántangó (novel)
linked to: Sátántangó
castMember Erika Bók
László feLugossy
Mihály Víg
Putyi Horváth
cinematographer Gábor Medvigy
countryOfOrigin Hungary
criticalReception acclaimed
director Béla Tarr
distributor Mokép
editedBy Mihály Víg
festivalScreening Berlin International Film Festival
filmingPeriod early 1990s
format black-and-white
genre art film
drama film
hasCultFollowing true
hasIntermission true
includedInList Sight & Sound greatest films polls
influenced slow cinema movement
isBlackAndWhite true
leadActor Mihály Víg
musicBy Mihály Víg
narrativeStructure nonlinear
notableFor bleak atmosphere
long takes
slow cinema style
very long runtime
numberOfParts 12
originalLanguage Hungarian
portrays life in a decaying collective farm
productionCompany Társulás Filmstúdió
releaseYear 1994
runtimeMinutes 439
screenwriter Béla Tarr
László Krasznahorkai
setting rural Hungary
structureInspiredBy tango steps
style long takes
minimalist dialogue
slow pacing
theme collapse of a rural community
moral decay
post-communist disillusionment
title Sátántangó

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Béla Tarr notableWork Satantango
Hungarian cinema notableFilm Satantango
László Krasznahorkai wroteScreenplayFor Satantango (film)
linked to: Satantango
László Krasznahorkai basedOnHisWork Satantango (film)
linked to: Satantango