DAMNATION - Official Trailer (4K Restoration)

A mid-career masterwork by legendary Hungarian art house auteur Béla Tarr and the first of his internationally acclaimed trilogy of films written in collaboration with author László Krasznahorkai (including the legendary Sátántangó), Damnation (Kárhozat) chronicles the doomed affair between bar Titanik regular Karrer (Sátántangó’s Miklós B. Székely) and the cruel cabaret singer (Vali Kerekes) he pines for while scheming to displace her brutish husband (György Cserhalmi). A poignant Communism allegory that solidified Tarr’s unique aesthetic, Damnation is photographed in an exquisitely black & white palette underscored by the mesmerizing long takes that would come to be his trademark. Damnation has been restored in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative by the Hungarian National Film Institute – Film Archive under the supervision of Béla Tarr.

[ParzivalTheThird]

Not one, but two Tarr films restored? I couldn’t be happier.

...Now do the rest.

[stimpy]

After Tarkovsky, for me, Tarr is the only other. I've seen all the masters/heavyweights, no one comes close to those two IMHO. Certain filmmakers have reached similar levels, but have never quite "gotten there" as far as Tarkovsky and Tarr go.

[joerogan]

*THIS IS THE GREATEST MOVIE I EVER SEEN WHAT*

[boydl]

When is the blu ray coming ? Thank you Arbelos for everything you’re doing

[earlyspring]

I may have experienced a mandala effect in regards to the end of this movie. I remembered the ending as the main character kills the husband at the end. When I re-watched it, I was shocked it had a different ending. I searched to see if there were two versions of it, but I couldn't find any mention of that. Does anyone have any insights on this?

[johndckemp]

Weird shifting time signature here...6/8, then 10/8?