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Spoiler-free premise
Residents of a collapsing Hungarian collective farm plan to divide their money until the supposedly dead Irimiás returns with another scheme.
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At a rain-soaked collective farm, Futaki discovers that the Schmidts intend to escape with the residents' shared earnings. News that charismatic Irimiás has returned interrupts the plan, and the community gathers to hear his promise of work and a new beginning.
Why it belongs
Tarr and Hranitzky make collective breakdown mesmeric through downpour, mire, an accordion refrain, circular narration, black-and-white depth, and long takes that expose every thwarted departure.
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A bell without a church, muddy roads, pub dancing, windblown rooms, Mihály Víg's accordion theme, repeated events from altered viewpoints, and slow tracking shots make seven hours of duration structural rather than ornamental.
Major award wins
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