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Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film Family Nest (1979), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordinary people, often in the style of cinema vérité.
Béla Tarr was born on 21 July 1955 in Pécs, Hungary. He is a producer and director, known for Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), The Turin Horse (2011) and Satantango (1994). He is married to Ágnes Hranitzky.
Jun 22, 2017 · One of the most highly polarising auteurs of contemporary cinema, the Hungarian-born writer-director Béla Tarr has nevertheless delivered some of the most resounding films to ever come from Europe. Making nine features in a career spanning nearly four decades, Tarr’s style has definitely evolved over time.
Jan 3, 2024 · Legendary filmmaker Béla Tarr was a true master at his craft, whic is showcased in the following 10 movies, from Sátántango to The Turin Horse.
Jul 21, 2016 · The film begins with a 10-minute shot of Janos in the local bar, illustrating the science of an eclipse for the local drunks – a clear indication of the film’s wider, cosmological reach. For a lesser filmmaker, such a reach might be too much, but Tarr handles it with ease.
Feb 2, 2012 · The bleak (and bleakly funny) maestro of modernist black-and-white ruin, Tarr turned the post-communist landscapes of Hungary into elemental playgrounds of loneliness and decay. His films are populated by smoke, fog, and rain as much as the weathered faces of his brooding, binge-drinking protagonists.
Jun 22, 2017 · Tarr, Béla. Jeremy Carr. June 2017. Great Directors. Issue 83. 21 July, 1955, Pécs, Hungary. Béla Tarr insists that his films do not fall into distinctive periods, preferring to identify something akin to a steady evolution rather than marked turning points.
Feb 9, 2012 · It might be inaccurate to say the release of Bela Tarr’s “The Turin Horse” marks the end the Hungarian director’s career. Rather, Tarr has reached the conclusion of one stage and the ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Tarr, 67, a maker of severe, downhearted films that draw outside the lines of traditional storytelling, rarely comes to town. The last time he was here was in 2011, when a malfunctioning...
Oct 29, 2020 · “Damnation,” an atmospheric tale of erotic obsession, is the movie with which the Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr came into his own as a stylist.
