Skip to content
Eye Logo link to homepageEye Film Museum Logo, link to homepage
still Werckmeister harmóniák (Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky, HU/FR/DE 2000)

Werckmeister harmóniák

Play trailer

Agnes Hranitzky, Béla Tarr / HU, FR, DE, 2000 / 145 min.

Tarr demonstrates that the veneer of human civilization can be wafer-thin inWerckmeister harmóniák, in which a circus comes to a Hungarian provincial town. The locals come under the influence of a mysterious prince who drives the town into a collective frenzy of destruction.

poster Werckmeister harmóniák (Eye release) (Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky, HU/FR/DE 2000)
The citizens gawp at the circus’ side-shows such as the mounted skeleton of a whale and a mysterious ‘Prince’ who tries to control them like a true demagogue. Some citizens fall under his spell, losing their grip on events, others try to make a quick buck in the ensuing chaos.

Details

This movie contains scenes of violencePersons under 6 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Agnes Hranitzky, Béla Tarr

Production year

2000

Country

HU, FR, DE

Original title

Werckmeister harmóniák

Length

145 min.

Language

Hungarian

Subtitles

NLD or ENG

Format

DCP

You have to accept cookies to be able to watch this.

still Werckmeister harmóniák (Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky, HU/FR/DE 2000)
still Werckmeister harmóniák (Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky, HU/FR/DE 2000)
Planning on having a drink or a bite to eat? Book online for Eye Bar & Restaurant.
Share your love for film and become a member of the Eye Society.
NLEN

Current exhibition

  • 13 October 2024 — 5 January 2025

    Underground

    American Avant-Garde Film in the 1960s

Films, talks & events

Show everything

for anytime

in all languages

Sort by