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I guess I'll be the first.

Actually, I'm starting at the beginning of Bela Tarr's filmography. I enjoyed this movie for the most part, (I like cinema verite), but it sure made me glad I don't live with 9 other people in close proximity!

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I'll be the second!

I too am starting to go through Tarr's filmography. I like this one, very claustrophobic and dreary. The film strives for social realism, and it does a good job. Watching this showed me a side of life I've never seen before. The last two moments, with the two main characters separately breaking down, is great.

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I'll be the third.

Saw this in the theater yesterday and it really blew me away. The Cinefamily in LA is doing a Tarr retrospective and I saw Werkmeister last week (truly amazed me.) Going into Family Hornets Nest (the translated title of the print we saw) I knew it was going to be in a very different style than Werkmeister. Also knowing Tarr was only 22 when he made this reduced my expectations.

Wow, whattta movie. Some of the purest acting this side of Cassavetes and the hardest hitting social realism this side of Ken Loach. I was transfixed by the claustrophobic camera work. Really amazing that. The camera man must have had both eyes open to hit those panning extreme close ups.

One thing I saw in common with both movies was a constant drive to show me something new. both films went out of their ways to photograph its object in away that was fresh and never cliched.

Seeing Damnation tonight and I can't wait. They are also showing Turin Horse and SatanTango!

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