The Man from London ( A Londoni Ferfi ) ( L'homme de Londres )

The Man from London (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: A Londoni Ferfi
Alternate Title: L'homme de Londres
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Hungary ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Béla Tarr
Ágnes Hranitzky

Written By:
Georges Simenon
Béla Tarr

Actors:
Miroslav Krobot ..... Maloin
Tilda Swinton ..... Camélia
Ági Szirtes ..... Mrs. Brown
János Derzsi ..... Brown
Erika Bók ..... Henriette
Gyula Pauer ..... Tapster
István Lénárt ..... Morrison
Kati Lázár ..... Butcher's Wife

Synopsis:

***WARNING***ENGLISH SUBTITLES ARE ONLY IN SOME PARTS OF THE MOVIE*** THE REST OF THE FILM HAS ENGLISH AUDIO.
Four years in the making, the new film from the acclaimed Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr is an adaptation of a novel by thriller writer Georges Simenon. Maloin (Miroslav Krobot) leads a simple life as a railway signalman, barely registering the world around him. His life takes a sudden turn when he becomes a witness to a murder and he is forced to confront issues of morality, sin, punishment and the line between innocence and complicity. Exploring themes of desire, greed and man's indestructible longing for freedom, this hypnotic film bears the distinctive trademarks of Tarr's universe - fluid and stunning monochrome photography, pared-down dialogue and performances (with a striking appearance by Tilda Swinton), and a hauntingly beautiful score by long-time Tarr collaborator Mihály Víg.

Technically Bela Tarr's 'The Man From London' is properly described as the new movie by an internationally acclaimed filmmaker that is receiving its United States theatrical engagement at MoMA. But so conventional a description will ill prepare most viewers for this outrageously stylized, conceptually demanding film. Based on a novel by Georges Simenon, 'The Man From London' is a kind of slow-motion film noir about a railway worker who stumbles over a suitcase stuffed with money. The movie is really about a manner of looking at things, exploring space in unexpected ways, meditating on qualities of light and the surface of objects.

A switchman at a seaside railway station witnesses a murder and then discovers a large amount of money. From then on after, his life will never be the same again.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 07 September, 2009.

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