Werckmeister Harmonies
Back
Werckmeister Harmonies

Werckmeister Harmonies

7.8/ 10

TMDB Rating

378

Votes

IMDb

View on IMDb →

2001

Release Year

139 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

Keywords

small town
dancer
based on novel or book
darkness
circus
faith
chaos
whale
philosophy
allegory
delusion
hungary
symbolism
surrealism
family relationships
harmony
black and white
traveling circus
threat
woman director
contemplative cinema

Trailer

Images

Werckmeister Harmonies image 1Werckmeister Harmonies image 2Werckmeister Harmonies image 3Werckmeister Harmonies image 4Werckmeister Harmonies image 5Werckmeister Harmonies image 6Werckmeister Harmonies image 7Werckmeister Harmonies image 8Werckmeister Harmonies image 9Werckmeister Harmonies image 10Werckmeister Harmonies image 11Werckmeister Harmonies image 12

Reviews(2)

7.5avg rating
C

CRCulver

September 1, 2018

8
8/10

Béla Tarr's 2000 film <i>The Werckmeister Harmonies</i> deals with troubling events in a small town in Hungarian's eastern plains. After an opening scene showing simpleton postman János demonstrating to a bar full of drunks how the Earth and moon rotate around the sun with the help of three of the o

Full review
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

December 31, 2024

7
7/10

With the temperature well below zero, it's odd to see the rural population of the Hungarian plain standing around awaiting the ultimate in circus attractions (if not the ultimate nightmare for the taxidermist). A giant whale is revealed and, well, many of them have no idea what to make of it. As it

Full review

Download Subtitles

🌐

Looking for subtitles in another language? Browse all subtitles in 50+ languages →