Almanac of Fall
by Béla Tarr
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Actor: Erika Bodnár, Hédi Temessy, János Derzsi, Miklós Székely B., Pál HetényiDirector: Béla Tarr
Brand: Facets Multimedia
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Hungarian (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Facets
Movie Reviews of Almanac of Fall
Movie Review: Another masterpiece from Tarr....
Summary: 5 Stars
This is another great film in the Bela Tarr cannon. It is in colour (his only one to date, at least to my knowledge), but it has one of the most unique color schemes in a film. It really works, and the film is part of Tarr's later day work (long takes, bleak surroundings). Everyone in this film is corrupt in some ways, switching alliances and sexual partners indiscriminately. They all do desperate things, and sometimes you laugh at them, other times you feel pity. The film is a bit uneven, and it isn't as great as Tarr's next three films (all of which are masterworks), but it's still excellent....
Summary of Almanac of Fall
Set exclusively in an older woman?s crumbling apartment, ALMANAC OF FALL follows the actions of a group of conniving characters who are motivated by money and sex. The woman?s son, her nurse, and several others vie for her money as they quarrel, maneuver, and betray, creating a bitter emotional climate worthy of Strindberg. Master director Bela Tarr, in one of his few films in color, uses inventive camera angles, a constantly moving camera, and a rigid color scheme as a strategy to comment on the characters? power struggle. Often overlooked by Tarr enthusiasts, ALMANAC OF FALL is an important work by this gifted and original filmmaker which marks a turning point between the social realism of his early career and the distinctive visual style of his later acclaimed films such as DAMNATION, SATANTANGO and WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES.Similar DVD Movies
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