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János Derzsi has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Satantango.
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Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
Dir. Béla Tarr · With Mihály Víg, Putyi Horváth, Székely B. Miklós

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Dir. Béla Tarr · With Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla

A look at the monotonous daily struggle of a father and daughter in a windswept, desolate landscape. Over six days, their routine of eating boiled potatoes and tending a failing horse crumbles, symbolizing a slow descent into darkness, emptiness, and the end of existence.
Dir. Béla Tarr · With János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos

A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.
Dir. Béla Tarr · With Miroslav Krobot, Tilda Swinton, János Derzsi
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