I'm incredibly mixed on this movie, my first by Bela Tarr. The movie is stunningly beautiful from the standpoint of the cinematography. Tarr has a very unique vision, particularly with the long, slow takes. But the takes were LONG. And SLOW. And seemingly meaningless. Midway through, I found myself thinking, "Ok, which direction is this pan shot going to go, to the right or to the left?" Because that's mostly what it was, just a long series of beautiful but painfully slow panning shots. Did I mention SLOW? I honestly felt it was the most boring movie I've ever seen. As far as the storyline...I guess there was one. But I kind of expected all the characters to kill themselves out of boredom.
And yet...I was intrigued by Tarr's vision and may have to check out his other films.
And yet...I was intrigued by Tarr's vision and may have to check out his other films.