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It's not over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehold the profound, melancholic works of Hungarian maestro, Béla Tarr, with this comprehensive 8-disc Blu-ray collection of his complete feature filmography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom his roots in the social realism of Hungary’s Communist era, to his later masterpieces like Sátántangó, Werckmeister Harmonies and The Turin Horse, Tarr has cemented his legacy as the dark magus of European 'slow cinema'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection will include the following feature films:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily Nest (1979)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Outsider (1981)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prefab People (1982)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAutumn Almanac (1984)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDamnation (1988) - New 4K Restoration\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSátántangó (1994) - 4K Restoration\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWerckmeister Harmonies (2000) - New 4K Restoration\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Man From London (2007)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Turin Horse (2011)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHotel Magnezit (1978) - Short Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCinemarxisme (1979) - Short Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiplomafilm (1979) - Short Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJourney on the Plain (1995) - Short Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrologue (2004) - Short Film (segment from ‘Visions of Europe’)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBéla Tarr in Conversation with Howard Feinstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLUS trailers and interviews with Béla Tarr, Mihály Víg, and Miklós Székely B.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Curzon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45129146007752,"sku":"CUR038BDA","price":145.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/belatarrbd1.jpg?v=1782947361"}],"url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/collections\/hungary.oembed","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}