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Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)

★ 7.8/10 139 min Drama France, Germany, Hungary Hungarian
Director: Béla Tarr
Writer: László Krasznahorkai
Co-Writer: Béla Tarr
Novel: László Krasznahorkai
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Description

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

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Top Cast

Lars Rudolph
Lars Rudolph János Valuska
Peter Fitz
Peter Fitz György Eszter
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla Tünde Eszter
Alfréd Járai
Alfréd Járai Lajos Harrer
Gyula Pauer
Gyula Pauer Mr. Hagelmayer
János Derzsi
János Derzsi Man In The Broad-Cloth Coat
Mihály Kormos
Mihály Kormos Factotum
Putyi Horváth
Putyi Horváth Porter

Werckmeister Harmonies Appears on 9 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #1209
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #202
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #137
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #257

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
BBC #56
Indiewire's Best Films Of The 2000s (2024 Edition)
IndieWire #028
Newsweek The Best Films Of The 21st Century
Newsweek #47
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #352

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 2000-2009 Films
Letterboxd #026

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