Prologue

2004 0h 5m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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A 5 minute dolly shot of people waiting in line for food filmed in beautiful black and white accompanied by music by Mihály Vig. This short was Béla Tarr's contribution to the Visions of Europe project.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Béla Tarr
Languages: No Language
Countries: Hungary

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RUNTIME

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Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Béla Tarr, shot by Robby Müller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Béla Tarr directs. Robby Müller behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

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1Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Béla Tarr, shot by Robby Müller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.