Miroslav Krobot,
Tilda Swinton,
Erika Bók,
János Derzsi,
Ági Szirtes
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A man whose lonely life at the edge of the sea has become as predictable as the tide witnesses a murder that sends him on an existential journey the likes of which he could never have anticipated in d... read more
DVD Release Date: October 18, 2005
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April 19, 2012The lethargic pace and avant garde style will limit the audience of this artsy offering from director Béla Tarr. My suggestion; skip this one and watch Temptation Harbour (1947) instead.
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March 11, 2012fb756328268kind of a boring slog of a film with AMAZING cinematography. skip this and watch "the werckmeister harmonies" instead.
Critic Reviews
September 22, 2008
Nathan Lee, New York Times
September 17, 2008
Ed Gonzalez, Village Voice
Tarr struggles to adapt to an outmoded genre and, in the end, produces his least personal work to date. Full Review
October 5, 2007
Dana Stevens, Slate
Feels like no other film that you've seen before. It's cerebral and lugubrious, yet simple as a fairy tale. Full Review
May 24, 2007
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
Other than its black-and-white photography, this is a nearly unwatchable movie.
May 24, 2007
Derek Elley, Variety
The Man From London checks in as good but not great Tarr, more on the level of his first mature work, Damnation (1987), than one to sit at the Olympian table of Satan's Tango and Werckmeister Harmonies. Full Review
January 13, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A unique metaphysical arty film noir. Full Review
August 29, 2010
Michael Brooke, Sight and Sound
The mere fact of Hungarian auteur Béla Tarr continuing to direct films without making the smallest concession to popular fashion is a cause for celebration. Full Review
January 13, 2010
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix
In lieu of a story, Tarr evokes the beauty of cinematic form and the exhilaration of simply watching. Full Review
December 12, 2008
Empire Magazine
The impeccable mise en scène and immaculate technique fail to capture Tarr's trademark spiritual malaise, also missing the lassitude in the protagonists' souls. Full Review
December 12, 2008
David Jenkins, Time Out
The Man from London' lacks the grandiose 'cosmic' intimations of the director's past work, and though it contains many moments of sublime cinematic choreography, this is finally good Tarr, but not gre... Full Review
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