Werckmeister harmonies
DVD |
The Criterion Collection,
[United States] :
[2024]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Welland Public Library
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Main | DVD Werck HUNGARIAN | Multilingual | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
The mesmeric parable of societal collapse is an enigma of transcendent visual, philosophical, and mystical resonance. Adapted from a novel by Ls̀zl K̤rasznahorkai, Werckmeister Harmonies unfolds in an unknown time in an unnamed village, where, one day, a mysterious circus completed with an enormous stuffed whale and a shadowy, demagogue-like figure known as the Prince arrives and appears to awaken a kind of madness in the citizens that builds inexorably toward violence. In thirty-nine hypnotic long takes engraved in ghostly black and white, auteur Bľa Tarr and codirector-editor ℓgnes Hranitzky conjure an apocalyptic vision of dreamlike dread and fathomless beauty.
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Details
- ISBN: 9798886071344
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.videodisc
- Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2024]
- General Note: Hungarian or German dialogue; English subtitles.Special features: Bonus film, Family nest (1979), featurette.Wide screen.Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.Based on the novel by László Krasznahorkai.Title from web page.
- Participant or Performer Note: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla.