Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)
Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Lars Rudolph
János Valuska
Peter Fitz
György Eszter
Hanna Schygulla
Tünde Eszter
Alfréd Járai
Lajos Harrer
Gyula Pauer
Mr. Hagelmayer
Djoko Rosic
Man In Western Boots
János Derzsi
Man In The Broad-Cloth Coat
Mihály Kormos
Factotum
Ferenc Kállai
Director
Putyi Horváth
Porter
Éva Almássy Albert
Aunt Piri
Péter Dobai
Chief Constable / Additional Dialogue
László feLugossy
Housepainter
Barna Mihók
Coachman
Sandor Bese
The Prince
Irén Szajki
Mrs. Harrer
György Barkó
Mr. Nadabán
Lajos Dobák
Mr. Volent
András Fekete
Mr. Árgyelán
Kati Lázár
Sorter
Viktor Lois
Loader
Béla Máriáss
Mr. Mádai
Mátyás Dráfi
Man In The Fur-Cap
József Ropog
The Man Beside Him
László Krasznahorkai
Writer / Novel
Béla Tarr
Director / Co-Writer / Associate Producer
Miklós Gurbán
Director of Photography
Mihály Víg
Music
Patrick De Ranter
Director of Photography
László Gyõrffy
Sound Recordist
Emil Novák
Director of Photography
Zsuzsa Mihalek
Set Decoration
György Kovács
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Saadoun
Producer
Erwin Lanzensberger
Director of Photography
Erzsébet Rácz
Costume Design
Miklós Szita
Producer
Ralph E. Cotta
Associate Producer
Sándor Katona
Set Decoration
János Breckl
Costume Design
Joachim von Vietinghoff
Producer
Gábor ifj. Erdélyi
Sound Editor
György Fehér
Additional Dialogue
Gábor Medvigy
Director of Photography
Csaba Erös
Sound Recordist
Rob Tregenza
Director of Photography
Béla Zsolt Tóth
Set Decoration
Franz Goëss
Producer
Ágnes Hranitzky
Editor / Co-Director
Paulo Branco
Thanks
Józsi Mihályfi
Enikő Börcsök
Gyuri Dósa Kiss
Additional Dialogue
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 1, 2001
Original NameWerckmeister harmóniák
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 19m
Box Office$64,974
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Werckmeister Harmonies (pronounced [verkˈmaɪ̯stɐ]; Hungarian: Werckmeister harmóniák) is a 2000 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Tarr and co-directed by Ágnes Hranitzky, based on the 1989 novel The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai. Shot in black-and-white and composed of thirty-nine languidly paced shots, the film portrays the life of János and his uncle György during the communist era in Hungary. It also recounts their journey among helpless citizens as a sinister visiting circus casts a shadow over everyone's lives.
The title refers to the 17th century Baroque musical theorist Andreas Werckmeister. György Eszter, a major character in the film, delivers a monologue asserting that Werckmeister's harmonic principles are responsible for aesthetic and philosophical problems in all subsequent music, and should be replaced by a new theory of tuning and harmony.
Werckmeister Harmonies opened to wide acclaim from critics, and has come to be regarded by many as one of the best films of the 21st century. In the 2012 British Film Institute's decennial Sight & Sound poll, Werckmeister Harmonies ranks 171st in the critics' poll and 132nd in the directors' poll.