Béla Tarr

Béla Tarr

Born: July 21, 1955
in Pécs, Hungary
Béla Tarr (born July 21, 1955) is an acclaimed Hungarian film director. Much of his work is marked by philosophical elements and a pessimistic view of humanity. His films utilize unconventional storytelling methods, such as long takes and/or non-professional actors to achieve realism.

Debuting with his film Family Nest in 1979, Tarr underwent a period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling mundane stories about ordinary people, often in the style of cinema vérité. Over the next decade, the cinematography of Tarr's films gradually changed; Damnation (1988) was shot with languid camera movement aimed at establishing ambience. It marked Tarr's earliest experimentation with philosophical themes, focused mostly on bleak and desolate representations of reality. Sátántangó (1994) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) continued this approach; both are considered by some critics to be among the greatest films ever made. Tarr would later compete in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival with his film The Man From London.

Frequent collaborators of Tarr include his wife Ágnes Hranitzky, novelist László Krasznahorkai, film composer Mihály Víg, cinematographer Fred Kelemen, and actress Erika Bók. After the release of his film The Turin Horse (2011), Tarr announced his definitive retirement from film direction. He has been teaching at the Sarajevo Film School since.

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Movies for Béla Tarr...

The Last Days of Humanity
Title: The Last Days of Humanity
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 8, 2023
Type: Movie
The panorama of human affairs encounters the “man with a movie camera”. His playground has no boundaries, his curiosity no limits. Characters, situations and places pitch camp in the life of a humanity that is at once the viewer and the thing viewed. But what are the last days of this humanity? Have they already passed? Are they now or still to come?
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About Cinema
Title: About Cinema
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 2015
Type: Movie
An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials of the novelist and playwright Ariano Suassuna and other filmmakers such as Ruy Guerra, Julio Bressane, Ken Loach, Andrzej Wajda, Karim Ainouz, José Padilha, Hector Babenco, Vilmos Zsigmond, Béla Tarr, Gus Van Sant and Jia Zhangke. They all respond to two basic questions: why do they make movies and why do they serve the seventh art. The filmmakers share their thoughts about time, narrative, rhythm, light, movement, the meaning of tragedy, the audience‘s desires and the boundaries with other forms of art.
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Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
Title: Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
Character: Himself
Released: April 15, 2014
Type: Movie
A documentary about the making of The Turin Horse, the last film directed by Hungarian master Béla Tarr.
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The State That I Am Fish
Title: The State That I Am Fish
Character: Béla Tarr
Released: September 17, 2011
Type: Movie
A film within a film within a film within a fish.
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Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies
Title: Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies
Character: Himself
Released: December 22, 2008
Type: Movie
Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr and film critic Howard Feinstein discuss his innovative filmography, punctuated by clips from his films.
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Season of Monsters
Title: Season of Monsters
Released: September 15, 1987
Type: Movie
Zoltai is a Hungarian professor who returns home after a visit to the United States. Following a television interview, he commits suicide and leaves a note for his longtime friend Dr. Bardocz. The doctor and Zoltai's colleague Komindi join the police in investigating what drove the man to suicide.
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The Doctor's Pupil
Title: The Doctor's Pupil
Released: March 5, 1984
Type: Movie
Movie directed by Boris Rytsarev.