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Béla Tarr

Director | Writer | Producer

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in Pécs, Hungary
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2011 The Turin Horse
 
2007 The Man from London
 
2004 Visions of Europe (segment "Prologue")
 
2000 Werckmeister Harmonies
 
1995 Journey on the Plain (short)
 
1994 Satantango
 
1990 City Life (documentary)
 
1990 Utolsó hajó (short)
 
1988 Damnation
 
1984 Almanac of Fall
 
1982 The Prefab People
 
1982/II Macbeth (TV movie)
 
1981 The Outsider
 
1979 Családi tüzfészek
 
1978 Hotel Magnezit (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
2011 The Turin Horse (screenplay)
 
2007 The Man from London (screenplay)
 
2000 Werckmeister Harmonies (screenplay)
 
1998 Szenvedély (writer)
 
1994 Satantango (screenplay)
 
1990 Utolsó hajó (short)
 
1988 Damnation (writer)
 
1984 Almanac of Fall
 
1982 The Prefab People
 
1982/II Macbeth (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1981 The Outsider
 
1979 Családi tüzfészek (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
2012 Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (producer)
 
2012 Magyarország 2011 (producer)
 
2007 The Man from London (associate producer)
 
2007 Töredék (producer)
 
2005 Johanna (producer)
 
2005 Death Rode Out of Persia (producer)
 
2000 Werckmeister Harmonies (associate producer)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1987 Season of Monsters
Jesus as Mental Patient
 
1983 Kutya éji dala
Director in bar (uncredited)
 
1965 Iván Iljics halála (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1990 Szürkület (consultant)
 
1980 Harcmodor (assistant to directors)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
2000 Château de sable (short) (artistic supervisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2012 The Debridement of Rome (short) (acknowledgment)
 
2008 Delta (special thanks)
 
2007 Die Spieler (special thanks)
 
2006 Herminamezö - Szellemjárás (special thanks)
 
2004/I Dealer (special thanks)
 
2002 Gerry (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2012 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
 

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The Turin Horse -- A rural farmer is forced to confront the mortality of his faithful horse.
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Alternate Names:

Tarr Béla
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Personal Quote:

[on why he likes long takes]: You know I like the continuity, because you have a special tension. Everybody is much more concentrated than when you have these short takes. And I like very much to build things, to conceive the scenes, how we can turn around somebody, you know, all the movements implied in these shots. It's like a play, and how we can tell something, tell something about life... See more »

Trivia:

Gus Van Sant cites him as a huge influence on his later work, beginning with Gerry, when Gus Van Sant began using very long uninterrupted takes. See more »

Trademark:

Screenplay and/or source novel by László Krasznahorkai See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer