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Béla Tarr
Writer 1955 - 2026

Béla Tarr

Pécs, Hungary

Béla Tarr (July 21, 1955 – January 6, 2026) was a Hungarian filmmaker. 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... Read full bio →

Filmography

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9 titles
A Torinói ló

A Torinói ló

Béla Tarr 2011 2h 35m 8.3

A rural farmer is forced to confront the mortality of his faithful horse.

A Londoni férfi

A Londoni férfi

Béla Tarr 2007 2h 19m 7.7

One night Maloin, a switchman at a seaside railway station situated by a ferry harbour, witnesses a terrible event...

Szenvedély

Szenvedély

György Fehér 1998 2h 1m

A woman and her lover plot to kill her older husband.

Sátántangó

Sátántangó

Béla Tarr 1994 7h 12m 9.0

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering.

Kárhozat

Kárhozat

Béla Tarr 1987 1h 56m 7.4

Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...

Öszi almanach

Öszi almanach

Béla Tarr 1984 1h 59m

In this dense setting, the inhabitants of a large, claustrophobic apartment reveal their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.

Panelkapcsolat

Panelkapcsolat

Béla Tarr 1982 1h 42m

Using verite conventions, a young couple with a baby and a child are worn away by the monotony of their lives.

Szabadgyalog

Szabadgyalog

Béla Tarr 1981 2h 2m

A talented but irresponsible violinist ruins his marriage with his drinking and antisocial behaviour.

Családi tűzfészek

Családi tűzfészek

Béla Tarr 1979 1h 48m

A family slowly disintegrates under various pressures in late 1970s communist Hungary.

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