Great Restorations: Werckmeister Harmonies
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Screenings of prestigious restorations, discoveries or rediscoveries of iconic films. Faced with the multi-channel proliferation of moving images, Great Restorations revives the unique experience of cinema shown in all its original splendor in a darkened theater.
Werckmeister harmóniák
Hungary-Italy-Germany 2000 | Béla Tarr | vostEN | 145' | digital | Cast: Lars Rudolph, Hanna Schygulla, Peter Fitz, János Derzsi
In the Hungarian lowlands during Communist times, a town is unsettled by the arrival of a strange traveling circus. It attracts the interest of inhabitants who line up by the hundreds to see the main attraction: a stuffed whale concealing a mysterious prince.
"Viewers should allow themselves to fully confront the terrifying unresolvability of the film's central theme: the immortal endlessness of the universe in relation to human finitude. Don't miss this opportunity to see a film that exploits the big screen to an absolute extreme, and engage with one of the greatest minds in contemporary filmmaking." (Cine-file)
"Tarr's precise yet effortless command of the long take is so transcendent as to suggest the presence of God. Every stoppage point within each shot becomes a heavenly composite of the film's collective whole." (Slant Magazine)
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Tickets: full price €3.70 / reduced €2.40
Book of 10 tickets: €25 and €17 (reduced)
Available online and at the cinema counter (opens 30 minutes before the screenings)
Booklets only available at the cinema counter.
Introductory presentation (in English) at 18:30 (about 15 minutes).
Automatically translated from French.
Where does it take place?
Municipal Cinematheque
Théâtre des Capucins
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