Sátántangó:
Before Entering Béla Tarr

Chang-yeon Yoo, Tae-soo Jeong, Junhyeok Jeon, Kaori Oda

translated by Tanwoo Kang

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“Time is very cruel, only some films survive.”

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​This book is a guide for those who are encountering the cinematic world of Hungary’s master filmmaker, Béla Tarr, for the first time. It includes an introduction to his career, as well as an analysis of his film Sátántangóby Professor Jeon Jun-hyuk. Additionally, it features an interview with Béla Tarr about Sátántangó, as well as a reflection by Japanese documentary filmmaker Kaori Oda, who was one of his students at his film school.