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Reliably ravishing, and with as glacially portentous an opening as one could possibly wish for, The Man From London is nevertheless the least successful of Tarr's major works, a film in which neither Simenon, nor Krasnahorkai, nor Tarr himself is sounded to his depths. An impeccable exercise in style all the same, with at least one never/always-ending shot -- down the alley in which Henriette works, the boy kicking a soccer ball between the walls, the camera creeping towards the sky -- that burned into this viewer’s memory and seems likely to stay there.

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Hani

3Jan13

I gave it four stars not five just because I did not like the studio feeling. I'd have preferred if it was filmed in natural locations. However, it is mesmerizing.

Maria Poenaru

25Jul12

the movie is very, very slow, it sucks the life out of you. watched 20 minutes and gave up.

T. J. Harman

9Jul12

While his tradmark long takes, B & W shot, & extreme closeups of people looking desolate remain, this is different from earlier Tarr. There's a comparatively easy to follow plot, Noir genre influence,& political subtext. The actor that played the old intimidating guy was great (I was tense whenever he was on screen) as was everybody. Last 20 min was really intense. I don't get people that think this is a minor work.

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DT

9Jul12

A film shrouded in darkness, in mystery - but it’s precisely too elusive, remaining distant as well as becoming increasingly vague a parable; one consequently unable to elicit a deeper response to Tarr’s dosage of nihilism, in the way even his Turin Horse already manages to. Tarr’s mise en scene, in isolation, may be assured, but the work still lacks a persuasive core to viably base its craft around.

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DT

29Nov12

Supposed noir elements aside, the final tableau resembles more a Tolstoy morality tale than Tarr.

tibber

8Jul12

I gather that this is considered a minor work from Tarr, but it blew me away. I didn't even care about the dubbing.

Petri E.

9Jun12

Oh well... I guess sometimes even a master has to stumble.

Classroom Battles

20Mar12

Maybe the first film in front of which I fell asleep after only 20 minutes.

Lefteris Becerra

7Mar12

otro neonoir espléndido, lástima del doblaje

Francisco R.

21Nov11

An exquisite noir from the hungarian master, not at the same level of his previous two masterpieces for several reasons but still an undeniably worthwhile experience.