Béla Tarr
Biography: 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 21, 1955
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Known For
Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
2014-04-15
Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
Overview: A documentary about the making of The Turin Horse, the last film directed by Hungarian master Béla Tarr.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-15
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The Last Days of Humanity
2023-05-08
The Last Days of Humanity
Overview: 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?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2023-05-08
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The Doctor's Pupil
1984-03-05
The Doctor's Pupil
Overview: Movie directed by Boris Rytsarev.
Genres: Comedy Family History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1984-03-05
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About Cinema
2015-09-15
About Cinema
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-09-15
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365 Day Project
2007-12-31
365 Day Project
Overview: This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007 and for an entire year, as indicated in the title, a large public (the artist's friends, as well as unknowns) were invited to view a diary of short films of various lengths (from one to twenty minutes) on the Internet. A movie was posted each day, adding to the previously posted pieces, resulting altogether in nearly thirty-eight hours of moving images.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-31
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A Country Divided
A Country Divided
Overview: Twenty well-known Hungarian artists - 10 right-wing (said to be) and 10 left-liberal (said to be) writers, directors, actors, musicians talk about the regime change and what has happened to us here in the last 30 years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: hu
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The State That I Am Fish
2011-09-17
The State That I Am Fish
Overview: A film within a film within a film within a fish.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-17
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Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies
2008-12-22
Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies
Overview: Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr and film critic Howard Feinstein discuss his innovative filmography, punctuated by clips from his films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-22
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Season of Monsters
1987-09-15
Season of Monsters
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1987-09-15
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FUKUSHIMA with Béla Tarr
2024-11-03
FUKUSHIMA with Béla Tarr
Overview: This film documents the "FUKUSHIMA with Béla Tarr", a filmmaking workshop in Fukushima conducted by esteemed Hungarian filmmaker Tarr Béla.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-11-03
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