Damnation

1988 · directed by Béla Tarr

Rating
83/100
Hit
yes

Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...

Damnation (1988), directed by Béla Tarr, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Székely B. Miklós
  • György Cserhalmi
  • Vali Kerekes
  • Gyula Pauer
  • Hédi Temessy
  • Gábor Balogh
  • János Balogh
  • Péter Breznyik Berg
  • Imre Chmelik
  • János Gémes

Crew

  • Gábor Medvigy — Director of Photography
  • József Mezö — Director of Photography
  • Ágnes Hranitzky — Editor
  • Mihály Víg — Original Music Composer
  • Béla Tarr — Writer
  • László Krasznahorkai — Writer

More from Béla Tarr

  1. Satantango (1994) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Werckmeister Harmonies (2001) — 86/100 · hit
  3. Autumn Almanac (1984) — 83/100 · hit
  4. The Turin Horse (2011) — 79/100
  5. The Man from London (2008) — 67/100

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