10/10


Though in caves pursued he lie,
Even then he fears attacks.
Coming forth the land to spy,
Even a home he finds he lacks.
Mountain, vale – go where he would,
Grief and sorrow all the same –
Underneath a sea of blood,
While above a sea of flame.

‘Neath the fort, a ruin now,
Joy and pleasure erst were found,
Only groans and sighs, I trow,
In its limits now abound.
But no freedom’s flowers return
From the spilt blood of the dead,
And the tears of slavery burn,
Which the eyes of orphans shed.
Exhaustive, claustrophobic, circular, discordant, hopeless, weeping, wailing, and a gnashing of teeth, Tarr's camera work and photo direction is powerful (especially during the dance when the wife is sitting, and sitting, and sitting, quietly repressing her pent-up frustrations...), a must-watch short film for Bela Tarr fans.

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Saw this movie and thought it was fantastic. 9/10. Question though - I watched the Facets dvd and it was 75 minutes long. The IMDB time says 84 or 102. Did I see the whole thing?

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This is interesting.

I purchased my DVD through Amazon.com, and the duration was also about 75 minutes.

I never noticed that Amazon and IMDb listed a longer duration.

Time to update their error!

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