# Damnation (1988)

> A lonely Hungarian outsider pursues a married bar singer through a rain-drowned world of obsession, betrayal, and existential defeat.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12126

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Béla Tarr
- Cast: Székely B. Miklós, György Cserhalmi, Vali Kerekes, Gyula Pauer, Hédi Temessy, Gábor Balogh, János Balogh, Péter Breznyik Berg
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095475/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, austere, melancholic, serious arthouse viewing, rainy day

## Synopsis

In a world drenched in despair, a man's obsession with a haunting singer leads him down a dark path of desperation and solitude.

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