I’ve seen Werckmeister Harmonies three times – first in 2012 on 35mm at a Los Angeles retrospective dedicated to its director, Béla Tarr; then in 2018 at a one-off screening, also 35mm, in New York; and finally this past week,...
Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of The Turin Horse originally ran as a theatrical review. “In Turin on 3rd January, 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche steps out of the doorway of number six, Via...
“In Turin on 3rd January, 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche steps out of the doorway of number six, Via Carlo Albert. Not far from him, the driver of a hansom cab is having trouble with a stubborn horse. Despite all his urging,...
Today was a day I shall long remember. As one of the artistic directors (whose name I did not record) admitted as he introduced today’s 12:30 screening, there are few giants of cinema left, but Bela Tarr must certainly be...
