A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Bela Tarr
L. Tarr
Tarr Béla
Μπέλα Ταρ
Μπελα Ταρ
Бела Тарр
Л. Тарр
贝拉·塔尔
벨라 타르
타르 벨라
타르 벨러
터르 벨러
Birthplace:
Pécs, Hungary
Born:
July 21, 1955
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Béla Tarr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Associate Producer:
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2007 The Man from London
Co-Writer:
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2007 The Man from London
Consulting Producer:
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2007 The Man from London
2015 Aragane
Creative Producer:
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2007 The Man from London
2015 Aragane
2024 Árni
Director:
1978 Hotel Magnezit
1979 Cinemarxism
1979 Family Nest
1981 Diplomafilm
1981 The Outsider
1982 Macbeth
1982 The Prefab People
1984 Autumn Almanac
1988 Damnation
1990 City Life
1990 The Last Boat
1994 Satantango
1995 Journey on the Plain
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2004 Prologue
2004 Visions of Europe
2007 The Man from London
2011 The Turin Horse
2015 Aragane
2017 Muhamed
2019 Missing People
2024 Árni
Executive Producer:
1978 Hotel Magnezit
1979 Cinemarxism
1979 Family Nest
1981 Diplomafilm
1981 The Outsider
1982 Macbeth
1982 The Prefab People
1984 Autumn Almanac
1988 Damnation
1990 City Life
1990 The Last Boat
1994 Satantango
1995 Journey on the Plain
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2004 Prologue
2004 Visions of Europe
2007 The Man from London
2011 The Turin Horse
2014 Lost in Bosnia
2015 Aragane
2017 Muhamed
2018 The Confidence-Man
2019 Missing People
2021 Lamb
2024 Árni
Producer:
1978 Hotel Magnezit
1979 Cinemarxism
1979 Family Nest
1981 Diplomafilm
1981 The Outsider
1982 Macbeth
1982 The Prefab People
1984 Autumn Almanac
1988 Damnation
1990 City Life
1990 The Last Boat
1994 Satantango
1995 Journey on the Plain
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2004 Prologue
2004 Visions of Europe
2005 Johanna
2007 Fragment
2007 The Man from London
2011 The Turin Horse
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 Hungary 2011
2014 Conniving
2014 Lost in Bosnia
2015 Aragane
2016 Man in the Well
2017 Muhamed
2018 The Confidence-Man
2019 Missing People
2019 Paola makes a wish
2021 Lamb
2021 Letters from the Ends of the World
2023 Coda
2023 Deer Bell
2024 Árni
???? Coda
Screenplay:
1978 Hotel Magnezit
1979 Cinemarxism
1979 Family Nest
1981 Diplomafilm
1981 The Outsider
1982 Macbeth
1982 The Prefab People
1984 Autumn Almanac
1988 Damnation
1990 City Life
1990 The Last Boat
1994 Satantango
1995 Journey on the Plain
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2004 Prologue
2004 Visions of Europe
2005 Johanna
2007 Fragment
2007 The Man from London
2011 The Turin Horse
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 Hungary 2011
2014 Conniving
2014 Lost in Bosnia
2015 Aragane
2016 Man in the Well
2017 Muhamed
2018 The Confidence-Man
2019 Missing People
2019 Paola makes a wish
2021 Lamb
2021 Letters from the Ends of the World
2023 Coda
2023 Deer Bell
2024 Árni
???? Coda
Script:
1978 Hotel Magnezit
1979 Cinemarxism
1979 Family Nest
1981 Diplomafilm
1981 The Outsider
1982 Macbeth
1982 The Prefab People
1984 Autumn Almanac
1988 Damnation
1990 City Life
1990 The Last Boat
1994 Satantango
1995 Journey on the Plain
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2004 Prologue
2004 Visions of Europe
2005 Johanna
2007 Fragment
2007 The Man from London
2011 The Turin Horse
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 Hungary 2011
2014 Conniving
2014 Lost in Bosnia
2015 Aragane
2016 Man in the Well
2017 Muhamed
2018 The Confidence-Man
2019 Missing People
2019 Paola makes a wish
2021 Lamb
2021 Letters from the Ends of the World
2023 Coda
2023 Deer Bell
2024 Árni
???? Coda
Thanks:
1978 Hotel Magnezit
1979 Cinemarxism
1979 Family Nest
1981 Diplomafilm
1981 The Outsider
1982 Macbeth
1982 The Prefab People
1984 Autumn Almanac
1988 Damnation
1990 City Life
1990 The Last Boat
1994 Satantango
1995 Journey on the Plain
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2004 Prologue
2004 Visions of Europe
2005 Johanna
2007 Fragment
2007 The Man from London
2011 The Turin Horse
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 Hungary 2011
2014 Conniving
2014 Lost in Bosnia
2015 Aragane
2016 Man in the Well
2016 The Parrot (Papagajka)
2017 Muhamed
2018 The Confidence-Man
2018 The Tree
2019 Missing People
2019 Paola makes a wish
2021 Lamb
2021 Letters from the Ends of the World
2022 Isten hozott
2023 Coda
2023 Deer Bell
2024 Árni
???? Coda
Writer:
1978 Hotel Magnezit
1979 Cinemarxism
1979 Family Nest
1981 Diplomafilm
1981 The Outsider
1982 Macbeth
1982 The Prefab People
1984 Autumn Almanac
1988 Damnation
1990 City Life
1990 The Last Boat
1994 Satantango
1995 Journey on the Plain
1998 Passion
2001 Werckmeister Harmonies
2004 Prologue
2004 Visions of Europe
2005 Johanna
2007 Fragment
2007 The Man from London
2011 The Turin Horse
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 Hungary 2011
2014 Conniving
2014 Lost in Bosnia
2015 Aragane
2016 Man in the Well
2016 The Parrot (Papagajka)
2017 Muhamed
2018 The Confidence-Man
2018 The Tree
2019 Missing People
2019 Paola makes a wish
2021 Lamb
2021 Letters from the Ends of the World
2022 Isten hozott
2023 Coda
2023 Deer Bell
2024 Árni
???? Coda
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