Satantango - 1994 - 4 Stars

Actors: Mihaly Vig, Putyi Horvath
Director: Bela Tarr

I guess the question surrounding the film Satantango and its gargantuan length - supposedly 7 hours, though I admit I lost count - Is it worth it? Is it a film worth viewing? I say - maybe. It will change your perception of film by the end. You will expect to see, e.g. characters just eating. But you will also be bored at some points, that's a guarantee - the film defies you not to be bored. You will probably become depressed as well - this is far from an uplifting film. Also, if it takes you a month to view it like me, you'll only figure out the names of all the characters by the very end. Oh, and spoiler alert - it doesn't really have an ending.

So if you're up for a 7 hour slog through Eastern Europe that doesn't have a conclusion - go for it. It's unlike just about anything else you've ever seen, and there are a few sublime sequences amid all the squalor and despair.

EDIT: If you think that somewhere down the line, you might want to see this film, watch a film by Andrei Tarkovsky or Gus Van Sant's Gerry first. If you enjoy the ridiculously long takes and floating camera style, Satantango just may be for you.