---
title: 'Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Béla Tarr'
released: '2000-07-12'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Hungary'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/werckmeister-harmonies-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249241/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)

2000 · 145 min · Drama · Germany, France, Hungary

Original title: Werckmeister harmóniák

## Synopsis

Werckmeister Harmonies is a 2000 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, based on the 1989 novel The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai. Shot in black-and-white and composed of thirty-nine languidly paced shots, the film portrays the life of János and his uncle György during the communist era in Hungary. It also recounts their journey among helpless citizens as a sinister visiting circus casts a shadow over everyone's lives.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Péter Dobai](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-dobai), [Béla Tarr](https://cinepixo.com/people/bela-tarr), [László Krasznahorkai](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-krasznahorkai), [György Fehér](https://cinepixo.com/people/gyorgy-feher)
- **Director:** [Béla Tarr](https://cinepixo.com/people/bela-tarr), [Ágnes Hranitzky](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-hranitzky)
- **Producer:** [Béla Tarr](https://cinepixo.com/people/bela-tarr), [Joachim von Vietinghoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-von-vietinghoff), [Paul Saadoun](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-saadoun), [Franz Goëss](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-goess), [Miklós Szita](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-szita)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mihály Víg](https://cinepixo.com/people/mihaly-vig)

## Cast

- [Éva Almássy Albert](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-almassy-albert)
- [Viktor Lois](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-lois)
- [Mihály Kormos](https://cinepixo.com/people/mihaly-kormos)
- [László Lugossy](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-lugossy-2)
- [Kati Lázár](https://cinepixo.com/people/kati-lazar)
- [Peter Fitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-fitz)
- [Ágnes Kamondy](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-kamondy)
- [György Barkó](https://cinepixo.com/people/gyorgy-barko)
- [Ferenc Kállai](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferenc-kallai)
- [Mátyás Dráfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/matyas-drafi)
- [Hanna Schygulla](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanna-schygulla)
- [Tamás Wichmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamas-wichmann)
- [Alfréd Járai](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-jarai)
- [Géza Balkay](https://cinepixo.com/people/geza-balkay)
- [Lars Rudolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-rudolph)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/werckmeister-harmonies-2000
Film facts: Wikidata (Q509169); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.