The Man From London

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About The Man From London

Maloin leads a simple life without prospects at the edge of the infinite sea; he barely notices the world around him, has already accepted the slow and inevitable deterioration of life around him and his all but complete loneliness. When he becomes a witness to a murder, his life takes a sudden turn. He comes face to face with issues of morality, sin, punishment, the line between innocence and complicity in a crime, and this state of scepsis leads him to the ontological question of the meaning and worth of existence. The film is about desire, man's indestructible longing for a life of freedom and happiness, about illusions never to be realised - about things that give all of us energy to continue living, to go to sleep and get up day after day... Maloin's story is ours - all of those who doubt and are able to question our humdrum existence.

Acclaim

"Intriguingly subversive... an arresting nightmare"
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"STUPENDOUSLY CREEPY...Every moment vibrates with tension... the most extraordinary art piece I've seen all year."
Jonathan Romney, The Independent
"When watching one of Mr. Tarr’s films.. it seems as if he doesn’t just want you to look at his images, but to somehow enter into them"
Monohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES

Awards

Official Selection
Cannes Film Festival 2008

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