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Tarr's, "The Man from London." The second time, it reveals more:

Posted by tinear on January 13, 2012 at 15:05:53:
the opening, very long shot of the ship, when it reaches the portholes, very much resembles the shot revealing the whale in Tarr's earlier, "The Werckmeister Harmonies." The young woman, the daughter of the central figure, is the same actress that was the tragic figure in, "Satantango." The whore in the bar, the dancing bar members, and the bartender? Yup, all appeared in previous films. Quite a bit of the fun of Tarr's films is the ensemble: they're like old friends to the viewer.
I don't think this is as good as three other of Tarr's films, the classics, "Satantango," "Werckmeister Harmonies," or "Damnation:" but it is very good and a unique experience.
The film score is as good as any I've heard: it complements the opening shot and it's beginning bars recall Kubrick's music from "2001."
Mihaly Vig is the responsible composer, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any music cds of the score. Truly brilliant music, in the absolute sense.
The cinematography, also, is first-rate.
No, Tarr is not for everyone. However, if you enjoy Tarkovsky and other directors that re-invented film by making it more poetic, more leisurely, you could just find Tarr becoming your favorite director.