Trio of films by Hungarian director Bela Tarr. 'The Man From London' (2007) is a brooding mystery drama loosely based on a lesser-known novel by Belgian crime novelist Georges Simenon. Maloin (Miroslav Krobot) is a middle-aged dockland worker whose life changes forever after he witnesses a violent altercation between two men on the harbourside that results in one of them drowning, taking a suitcase full of British sterling down with him. 'Werckmeister Harmonies' (2000) tells the story of a small Eastern European town on the brink of disaster. When a showman brings a huge whale to the town, along with a sinister side attraction known as the Prince, Lajos (Lars Rudolph) is fascinated by the creature and sees it as proof of a great cosmic design. However, the whale also proves to be a magnet for unrest, and the mob that gathers outside soon edges towards violence. 'Damnation' (1988) is a bleak meditation on inner conflict and existential angst, filmed entirely in black and white and replete with Tarr's trademark long takes and lingering camerawork. Miklos B. Szekely stars as Karrer, a listless, introspective man who plods his way through his colourless life in quiet desperation. The only light in his life is the bar he frequents, and the beautiful singer (Vali Kerekes) who performs there, with whom Karrer is hopelessly in love. But the singer is married, and Karrer must resort to cunning ways to get her husband, Sebestyen (Gyorgy Cserhalmi), out of the way.
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