

Werckmeister Harmonies
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $65K
- Language
- Hungarian
- small town
- dancer
- based on novel or book
- darkness
- circus
- faith
- chaos
- whale
- philosophy
- allegory
- delusion
- hungary
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)10 Oct 2001
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical18 Apr 2003
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival15 Sept 2000
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival16 Apr 2026
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Directors' Fortnight19 May 2000
- Theatrical19 Feb 2003
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival11 Feb 2001
GreeceGR
- TheatricalRe-Issue16 Jul 2026
HungaryHU
- Theatrical121 Feb 2001
JapanJP
- Theatrical (limited)29 Jun 2002
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical4 Apr 2002
TaiwanTW
- Theatrical (limited)4K修復5 Sept 2026
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Werckmeister Harmonies was released on 1 February 2001.
Audience reviews
2- C8/10
CRCulver
9/1/2018
Béla Tarr's 2000 film <i>The Werckmeister Harmonies</i> deals with troubling events in a small town in Hungarian's eastern plains. After an opening scene showing simpleton postman János demonstrating to a bar full of drunks how the Earth and moon rotate around the sun with the help of three of the old geezers, he does his rounds in the early morning. Posters put up advertise the arrival of a giant whale with special …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/31/2024
With the temperature well below zero, it's odd to see the rural population of the Hungarian plain standing around awaiting the ultimate in circus attractions (if not the ultimate nightmare for the taxidermist). A giant whale is revealed and, well, many of them have no idea what to make of it. As it remains, it attracts visitors from all around and their arrival starts to cause friction amidst this small community. Th…
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