Werckmeister harmóniák (2000)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.2/10   

Directors:

Béla Tarr
Ágnes Hranitzky (co-director)

Writers:

László Krasznahorkai (novel)
László Krasznahorkai (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

1 février 2001 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

This story takes place in a small town on the Hungarian Plain. In a provincial town, which is surrounded with nothing else but frost...

Plot Keywords:

Whale | Small Town | Circus | Long Take | Riot

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Slow paced, beautiful descent into madness!

Ensemble

Lars Rudolph	...	János Valuska
Peter Fitz	...	György Eszter
Hanna Schygulla	...	Tünde Eszter
János Derzsi	...	Man In The Broad-Cloth Coat
Djoko Rosic	...	Man In Western Boots (as Djoko Rossich)
Tamás Wichmann	...	Man In The Sailor-Cap
Ferenc Kállai	...	Director
Mihály Kormos	...	Factotum
Putyi Horváth	...	Porter (as dr. Horváth Putyi)
Enikö Börcsök
Éva Almássy Albert	...	Aunt Piri (as Almási Albert Éva)
Irén Szajki	...	Mrs. Harrer
Alfréd Járai	...	Lajos Harrer
György Barkó	...	Mr. Nadabán
Lajos Dobák	...	Mr. Volent
András Fekete	...	Mr. Árgyelán
Gyuri Dósa Kiss
Józsi Mihályfi
Péter Dobai	...	Chief Constable
Géza Balkay
Kati Lázár	...	Sorter
Péter Tóth
László feLugossy	...	Housepainter
Gyula Pauer	...	Mr. Hagelmayer
Barna Mihók	...	Coachman
Viktor Lois	...	Loader
Béla Máriáss	...	Mr. Mádai
Mátyás Dráfi	...	Man In The Fur-Cap
József Ropog	...	The Man Beside Him
Sandor Bese	...	The Prince
Erika Horineczky
Béla Nagy
Ágnes Kamondy
Péter Magyar
Dóra Kováts
Gábor Werner
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Lajos Bulocs
Ferenc Gazdag
Gyula Herpai
Tibor Komáromi
Géza Kósa
József Szántó
János Váradi
Miklós Waszlavik		(as Vaszlavik Miklós)

Réalisé par
Béla Tarr
Ágnes Hranitzky		(co-director)

Scénaristes
László Krasznahorkai		(novel "The Melancholy of Resistance")
László Krasznahorkai		(screenplay) &
Béla Tarr		(screenplay)
Péter Dobai		(additional dialogue) &
Gyuri Dósa Kiss		(additional dialogue) &
György Fehér		(additional dialogue)

Produit par
Ralph E. Cotta	....	associate producer
Franz Goëss	....	producer
Paul Saadoun	....	producer
Miklós Szita	....	producer
Béla Tarr	....	associate producer
Joachim von Vietinghoff	....	producer

Musique originale
Mihály Vig

Image
Patrick de Ranter
Miklós Gurbán
Erwin Lanzensberger
Gábor Medvigy
Emil Novák
Rob Tregenza

Montage
Ágnes Hranitzky

Décorateur de plateau
Sándor Katona
Zsuzsa Mihalek
Béla Zsolt Tóth

Création des costumes
János Breckl

Maquillage
Erzsébet Rácz	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Lajos Gerhardt	....	production manager
Gábor Koncz	....	unit manager
Gábor Téni	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Jeroen Frantzen	....	assistant director
Sebestyén Kodolányi	....	assistant director
Roland Vranik	....	assistant director
Csaba Bagossy	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Sándor Katona	....	set dresser
Gyula Pauer	....	artistic consultant
Béla Zsolt Tóth	....	property master

Technicien du son
Csaba Erös	....	boom operator
László Gyõrffy	....	sound recordist (as Szentmihályi Gyõrffy László)
Gábor ifj. Erdélyi	....	sound editor
Brigitta Kajdácsi	....	dialog editor
György Kovács	....	sound designer
György Kovács	....	sound re-recording mixer

Effets spéciaux
Éva Karczag	....	sculptor
Iván Pohárnok	....	whale mock-up designer
Péter Pozsonyi	....	special effects technician
András Rose	....	sculptor

Visual Effects
Csaba Juhász	....	title design and production

Camera and Electrical Department
Csaba Bankhardt	....	grip
István Decsi	....	assistant camera
Miklós Hajdu	....	chief lighting technician
Tibor Oláh	....	assistant camera
Géza Pásztor	....	assistant camera
János Tóth	....	dolly grip
Jörg Widmer	....	Steadicam operator

Editorial Department
András Bederna	....	grader
Baba Deimanik	....	grader (as Tamásné Deimanik)
Renate Malinowski	....	grader
Éva Szentandrási	....	assistant editor

Divers
Tamás Bolba	....	voice dubbing: Lars Rudolph
Péter Haumann	....	voice dubbing: Peter Fitz
Attila Kaszás	....	voice dubbing: Sandor Bese
László Moog	....	technician
Marianna Moór	....	voice dubbing: Hanna Schygulla
Zoltán Pataki	....	technician
Péter Hagen	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• 13 Productions
• Arte
• Fondazione Montecinemaverita
• Goëss Film
• Magyar Mozgókép Alapítvány
• Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I)
• Nemzeti Kultúrális Alapprogram
• Országos Rádió és Televízió Testület (ORTT)
• Rai Tre Radiotelevisione Italiana
• Studio Babelsberg
• Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF)
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

• Artificial Eye (2003) (UK) (subtitled)
• Blaq Out (2005) (France) (DVD) (French subtitles)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2002) (Netherlands) (video)
• Nederlands Filmmuseum (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Pierre Grise Distribution

Autre(s) titre(s):

Die werckmeisterschen Harmonien (Germany)
Le armonie di Werckmeister (Italy)
Les Harmonies Werckmeister (France)
Werckmeister Harmonies (International: English title)

Durée:

145 min

Pays:

Hungary | Italy | Germany | France

Langue:

Hongrois | Slovak

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Son:

Stereo

Classification:

Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta) (2003) | France:U | Netherlands:AL | UK:15

Company:

13 Productions

Anecdotes:

During the shooting the temperature dropped to -15 degrees Celsius.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Janos finds Lajos, who is supposedly dead, yet you can clearly see the actor breathing.

Guillemet:

János Valuska: You are the sun. The sun doesn't move, this is what it does. You are the Earth. The Earth is here for a start, and then the Earth moves around the sun. And now, we'll have an explanation that simple folks like us can also understand, about immortality...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Slow paced, beautiful descent into madness!

There's one film that sends shivers up my spine just with it's mere title and that's Bela Tarr's "the Werckmeister Harmonies". It's one of those films that may infuriate some viewers meanwhile leaving others awestruck. The story concerns a very cold winter in a small Hungarian town. The camera follows a man Janos in his various everyday events. We know that this is no ordinary film during the poetic intro in the bar, where the various customers act out different parts of the solar system in rotation. The peaceful order of the village is disturbed, when a traveling circus comes to town. The circus has a stuffed whale carcass on display and abnormalities in jars. A man known as the prince who runs the circus remains in hiding. The stuffed whale seems to have a mystical power. These and other small events which are not fully explained lead the town's people to go crazy and eventually turn violent. This film is very slow, at some times unbearable. Certain events are filmed in real time. Similar film's that come to mind are Antonioni's "Avventura,L" and Heneke's "Code Unknown" Although this film is super slow at times, I loved it. There is something that is gripping about it. It is very surreal and emotional. The scene where the villagers go crazy and raid a nursing home almost brought me to tears. The films musical score is so haunting, it will stay in your mind forever. Also director Gus Van Sant is highly influenced by the films of Bela Tarr and it's apparent in his more recent work like "Gerry" and "Elephant". "The Werckmeister Harmonies" is a masterpiece that's not for everyone. I recommend it for viewers who are extremely patient and are looking for something different.