The population of a provincial town on the Hungarian plains await the arrival of a circus that features the stuffed carcass of a whale and a mysterious Prince. Its appearance disturbs the order of the small town, unleashing a torrent of violence and beauty.
Directed by
Béla Tarr; Ágnes Hranitzky (co-director).
Written by
Péter Dobai (additional dialogue); Gyuri Dósa Kiss (additional dialogue); György Fehér (additional dialogue); László Krasznahorkai (novel "The Melancholy of Resistance"); László Krasznahorkai (screenplay); Béla Tarr (writer).
Starring
Lars Rudolph (János Valuska); Peter Fitz (György Eszter); Hanna Schygulla (Tünde Eszter); János Derzsi (Man In The Broad-Cloth Coat); Djoko Rosic (Man In Western Boots (as Djoko Rossich)); Tamás Wichmann (Man In The Sailor-Cap); Ferenc Kállai (Director); Mihály Kormos (Factotum); Putyi Horváth (Porter (as dr. Horváth Putyi)); Enikö Börcsök; Éva Almássy Albert (Aunt Piri (as Almási Albert Éva)); Irén Szajki (Mrs. Harrer); Alfréd Járai (Lajos Harrer); György Barkó (Mr. Nadabán); Lajos Dobák (Mr. Volent). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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