Damnation
1988 · Movie · 116 min · ★ 7.6 · 89% critics
A man moves through a life of quiet desperation in a drab, rainy setting, finding temporary salvation in a haunting singer at the Titanik Bar. Though she is married, he tries to keep her away from her husband as their attachment deepens in a cycle that may never change.
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Details
- Original title
- Kárhozat
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-10-20
- Language
- HU
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (146 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Damnation if you want bleak, rain-heavy melancholy with sparse dialogue and a haunting bar atmosphere; Not for you if you need lots of plot movement, since it may feel like a slow, repetitive experience reminiscent of Satantango or Werckmeister Harmonies.
Pros: drab rain-soaked atmosphere; haunting bar singer; minimalist, spare plot | Cons: very slow pace; repetitive story movement; might feel dull
Themes
- dancing
- rain
- fog
- surreal
- surrealism
- umbrella
- magic realism
- existentialism
- mono
Awards & recognition
- Young European Film of the Year · 1988 · nominated
Cast & crew
Székely B. Miklós
as Karrer
György Cserhalmi
as Sebestyén
- VK
Vali Kerekes
as The Singer
Gyula Pauer
as Willarsky
Hédi Temessy
as Cloakroom Attendant
- GB
Gábor Balogh
- JB
János Balogh
- PB
Péter Breznyik Berg
- IC
Imre Chmelik
- JG
János Gémes
Directed by Béla Tarr