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Despite the hellfire-and-brimstone title, “ DamNation ” proves to be a relatively tame eco-issue doc that prioritizes visually stunning nature photography over inflammatory rhetoric and dire...
- Stuck in The Mud
- Hungarian Noir
- Conclusion
Karrer (Miklós B. Székely) wakes up every day in the shadow of the mining carts that clank back and forth in a seemingly endless cycle above the decrepit village in which he lives. He spends his life meandering from one rundown bar to another while espousing his thoughts and opinions to a series of people who have heard it all before. At one of his...
On the surface, the plot of Damnation could almost belong to a traditional Hollywood noir: ragged antihero falls in love with a married woman and must get rid of her husband by any means, including criminal. But Tarr scrapes every last bit of cinematic gloss from those tropes, forcing us to look beneath the glamour peddled by classic Hollywood at t...
If you’re looking to wallow in despair, rather than escape it, then Damnationis the film for you. What do you think? Are you familiar with the films of Béla Tarr? Share your thoughts in the comments below. The 4K restoration of Damnation begins screening in virtual cinemas in the U.S. on October 30, 2020. You can find a list of locations here.
- Lee Jutton
Quotes. Damnation. Shared with you. Karrer: When you looked at me yesterday. I realized something. I realized that, between you and a world forever out of reach, there is a strange and empty tunnel. I don't know anyone else who knows that road.
Damnation is generally acclaimed by film critics, and many rank it one of Tarr's finest works. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 94% approval rating based on 17 reviews.
- Stephanie Goncalves
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- "This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time." — Edward Norton as the Narrator in Fight Club (1999)
- "I am in a world of shit." — Vincent D'Onofrio as Private Gomer Pyle in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- "You merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it." — Tom Hardy as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (20012)
- "I'm trying real hard to be the shepherd." — Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction (1994)
May 15, 2014 · The enviro-conscious documentary “DamNation” has a decided agenda about big dams in this country: Though feats of engineering, they’re also destructive, often economically unfeasible, and harmful...
Tarr has set up other cool things, the husband knowing something is wrong as our guy's guilt, an older woman (his woman) suggesting peace in the dance together. But there are moments like when she quotes the Bible and the inane end with the dog, which muddle what it is about.
