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2008

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A man whose lonely life at the edge of the sea has become as predictable as the tide witnesses a murder that sends him on an existential journey the likes of which he could never have anticipated in director Béla Tarr's philosophical drama. Maloin had reached a point in life where he was content to embrace loneliness while .. Read more

Starring	Miroslav Krobot, Tilda Swinton, Erika Bók, Janos Derzsi
Director	Bela Tarr
Genres	Drama, Music/Musical, World Cinema

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- The stock noir constituents of nefarious criminal deeds, male existential malaise and bluesy chiaroscuro mise-en-scÃne... read more on Time Out
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- - David Jenkins
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  Interesting tale but far too slow
  
  If it wasn't so slow it would be an intersting tale. Atfer 1hr 45 mins i gave up. There is far to many pointless shots and long lasting scenses with no ... read more »
  
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  great for falling to sleep to
  
  very very slow ~ verging on boring not sure of plot ... dark gloomy.
  
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  - southcoast ~ uk
  - 30 Dec 2011 at 18:43
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  almost brilliant
  
  This is disappointing must-see. The cinematography is stunning, and the real time sequences are superb. The plot is undeveloped and the dubbing is odd. I ... read more »
  
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- - uken
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  - Glasgow
  - 27 Apr 2011 at 12:06
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  - 2
  Impossibly dull ++++
  
  Unbearably, creakingly, self-indulgently, unnecessarily, unforgivably and, ultimately, unwatchably, slow.
  
  I managed the first 20 minutes or so: most ... read more »
  
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  - Cumbria, UK
  - 01 Mar 2011 at 08:40
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  Brilliant opening tracking shot.
  
  Although the film may fallaway a bit towards the end, the long tracking shots set the mystery before you in what has the appearance of real time. A fascinating ... read more »
  
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  - darkest Worcs
  - 25 Oct 2010 at 23:21
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  Nearly a masterpiece
  
  As plenty have already said this film is very slow moving and although ostensibly a murder mystery it is as far removed from 'Dirty Harry' as Clint ... read more »
  
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  - Stefan Herber
  - Grimsby,Lincs
  - 03 Jul 2010 at 23:56
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  I'm speechless.
  
  If life is too short to stuff a mushroom, it's certainly too short to waste time on this film. After 20 mins, I felt I had been chloroforrmed. After 30, I I... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 218 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 23 Apr 2010 at 22:02
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  - 4
  Grey and dreary
  
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  After reading a good review of the film when it was released last year decided to watch through LoveFilm. Grey and dreary. Irritating accordian music ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 09 Apr 2010 at 15:12
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  the man from london
  
  this was ok not the best film i have seen
  
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  - BURY ST EDMUNDS
  - 28 Jan 2010 at 11:38
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  a day at the seaside..
  
  during the mini ice age of the dark ages. Slow definitely, beautifully shot arguably, easy to watch.. no. I did make it through to the end, it's just too ... read more »
  
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- - silicated
  - 5 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 26 Dec 2009 at 22:43
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  A Tarr Noir
  
  Béla Tarr is no stranger to making long features out of short film concepts, which to a lot of audiences would be seen as “tedious'.
  
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  - 18 Dec 2009 at 00:30
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- - 21
  - 3
  Interesting tale but far too slow
  
  If it wasn't so slow it would be an intersting tale. Atfer 1hr 45 mins i gave up. There is far to many pointless shots and long lasting scenses with no ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Apr 2009 at 11:26
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  Slow
  
  Wow this film was slow. After 30 minutes with only about 5 words spoken and some really bad camera angles, we switched it off!
  
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  - Falkirk
  - 04 May 2009 at 15:50
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  - 1
  Mind-numbingly boring
  
  I have never, ever watched such a boring film. Rock erodes faster than this. The shots are so slow that you wonder if your DVD player is stuck at quarter ... read more »
  
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- - Northantsstar
  - 11 reviews
  - Northampton
  - 13 May 2009 at 21:37
- - 5
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  Not for everyone, but...
  
  It's difficult to recommend the films of Bela Tarr because, as they are unique, there are few reference points. Gus Van Sant appropriated his style in ... read more »
  
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- - SteveMason
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  - Nottingham
  - 06 Aug 2009 at 00:35
- - 4
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  Alternative to nytol
  
  Wow! I was having trouble sleeping until I watched this film well the first 45 minutes when you had seen arty shots of a boat for the first 10! If you have ... read more »
  
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  - Coventry
  - 22 May 2009 at 13:49
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  The town where nothing happens
  
  People move and talk very slowly in these streetlamp-lit rainy streets. There is a sense of nothing to do and nothing to hope for. Into their world there ... read more »
  
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- - Leni
  - 179 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Jul 2009 at 06:59
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  The man from london
  
  Low budget film must have cost all of £100. Yes that bad , five mins of watching someone eat dish water soup , and in parts things do not seem to fit in ... read more »
  
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  - Rhyl
  - 19 May 2009 at 22:28
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  But I really enjoyed it!!
  
  ok. I must be a very strange man. I read all the reviews, and even the best ones said it wasn't too good. The worst ones said it was more boring than a ... read more »
  
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- - Brigg57
  - 10 reviews
  - Darlington
  - 22 Sep 2009 at 13:26
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  How to watch 'The Man From London'
  
  I you like Bela Tarr's films, then you'll probably like 'The Man From London'. If you don't like films that establish their own pace, and ... read more »
  
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- - BoutrosBoutrosGhali
  - 2 reviews
  - U.K.
  - 10 Dec 2009 at 20:07
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  A Tarr Noir
  
  Béla Tarr is no stranger to making long features out of short film concepts, which to a lot of audiences would be seen as “tedious'.
  
  ... read more »
  
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  - 5 reviews
  - West Bromwich
  - 18 Dec 2009 at 00:30

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  A man whose lonely life at the edge of the sea has become as predictable as the tide witnesses a murder that sends him on an existential journey the likes of which he could never have anticipated in director Béla Tarr's philosophical drama. Maloin had reached a point in life where he was content to ...