Damnation15

Directed by Béla Tarr | Hungary | 1988 | 2h | Hungarian w/ English subtitles | Starring Miklós Székely B., Vali Kerekes, Gyula Pauer, György Cserhalmi, Hédi Temessy

A listless loner falls in love with a beautiful cabaret singer at his local bar. They soon embark on a relationship, but when she suddenly ends the affair, he tries to win her back from her debt-ridden husband. Hungarian master filmmaker Bela Tarr directs this brooding meditation on inner conflict and existential angst, filmed in stunning black and white.

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The Magic Faraway Tree U
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