Sátántangó
Sign in to saveSátántangó (, also known in English as '''''Satan's Tango''') is a 1994 epic drama film directed and co-written by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white and running for more than seven hours, it is based on the 1985 novel by László Krasznahorkai, whose works Tarr frequently adapted after his 1988 film Damnation''. Tarr had hoped to make the film since 1985 but was unable to proceed with production due to the strict political environment in Hungary.
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8.0Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
Released: 1994-02-08432 minDir: Béla TarrDrama
Cast
- Mihály Víg as Irimiás
- Putyi Horváth as Petrina
- Székely B. Miklós as Futaki
- Erika Bók as Estike
- László feLugossy as Schmidt
- Alfréd Járai as Halics
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Sátántangó
- Film.image
- Sátántangó (2019 Rerelease Poster).jpeg
- Film.caption
- 2019 re-release poster
- Film.director
- Béla Tarr
- Film.music
- Mihály Víg
- Film.cinematography
- Gábor Medvigy
- Film.editing
- Ágnes Hranitzky
- Film.distributor
- (Hungary)
- Film.runtime
- 439 minutes
- Film.language
- Hungarian
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Key dates
- Published
- 22 July 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- art film
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Original language
- Hungarian
- Based on
- Satantango
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Béla Tarr
- Screenwriter
- Péter Dobai
- Composer
- Mihály Víg
- Duration
- +450
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- Production
- Structure
- Long takes
- The book and the film
- Music
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- Critical response
- Controversy
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Sátántangó (, also known in English as '''''Satan's Tango''') is a 1994 epic drama film directed and co-written by Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Shot in black-and-white and running for more than seven hours, it is based on the 1985 novel by László Krasznahorkai, whose works Tarr frequently adapted after his 1988 film Damnation. Tarr had hoped to make the film since 1985 but was unable to proceed with production due to the strict political environment in Hungary.
The film was an international co-production between Hungarian, German, and Swiss companies. Sátántangó'' has received widespread critical acclaim from film critics. In 2012, it appeared in the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound critics' top 50 films.
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1990s Hungarian films1990s Hungarian-language films1994 drama films1994 filmsAnimal cruelty incidents in filmFilms based on Hungarian novelsFilms directed by Béla TarrFilms scored by Mihály VígFilms with screenplays by László KrasznahorkaiHungarian black-and-white filmsHungarian drama filmsNonlinear narrative films