FilmBabble: The Sight and Sound Top 100

=78. Sátántangó

Episode Summary

On this week's episode of FilmBabble, Charlie and Antonio watch Sátántangó. Yes, you read that right. Sátántangó, Béla Tarr's 1994 epic. 7 and a half hours. Black and white. Hungary. Communism. Strap in- the White Whale has appeared over the horizon. Will they survive? Tune in and find out!

Episode Notes

On this week's episode of FilmBabble, Charlie and Antonio watch Sátántangó. Yes, you read that right. Sátántangó, Béla Tarr's 1994 epic. 7 and a half hours. Black and white. Hungary. Communism. Strap in- the White Whale has appeared over the horizon. Will they survive? Tune in and find out!

 

Article by Greg Wetherall mentioned in the episode: https://lwlies.com/interviews/bela-tarr-satantango-berlin-film-festival/

 

Intro/outro music: "Please Go Easy With Me" by S.E. Rogie

 

SÁTÁNTANGÓ (1994), written by Béla Tarr and László Krasznahorkai, directed by Béla Tarr, cinematography by Gábor Medvigy, featuring Mihály Víg, Putyi Horváth, László Lugossy, B. Miklós Székely, Éva Almássy Albert, Erika Bók, and Peter Berling