Damnation(Kárhozat)

This visually striking and brooding exploration of desolation and betrayal marks a significant stylistic breakthrough for Tarr, and the beginning of a formidable collaboration with Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai. Set in a dark and irretrievably melancholic world of misty rain, murky bars, and stray dogs – one of Tarr’s most remarkable creations – this tale of decadence traces a reserved loner who is hopelessly in love with a nightclub singer, only to discover that his search for salvation through her is in vain. Navigating an expressionist landscape during the late Soviet era, Tarr’s mesmerising blackand- white portrayal of existential pessimism transforms mundane reality into a beauty that is profoundly moving.