Karrer (Miklós B. Székely), a depressed man, is in love with a married torch singer (Vali Kerekes) from a local bar, the Titanik.
Damnation is generally acclaimed by film critics, and many rank it one of Tarr's finest works.
Michael Atkinson of Village Voice called the film "a serotonin-depleted ordeal, and yet seemingly a sketchbook of vibes and ideas to come, with some of the most magnificent black-and-white images shot anywhere in the world.
"[1] Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote in the Chicago Reader, "The near miracle is that something so compulsively watchable can be made out of a setting and society that seem so depressive and petrified.
"[2] Writing for Slant Magazine, Jeremiah Kipp argued, "In terms of creating a strong cinematic world, Tarr has few equals.