Béla Tarr
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 realism.
Debuting with 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.
Tarr died on 6 January 2026 following a long and serious illness.
Fotos
Películas (63)
First Lesson
2026
Stars of Little Importance
2025 · Executive Producer
Lullaby for the Mountains
2025 · Executive Producer
Living Stones
2025 · Executive Producer
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR
2025 · Self
Rumours
2024 · Thanks
The Cowboy
2024 · Thanks
Árni
2024 · Creative Producer
Coda
2023 · Producer
Deer Bell
2023 · Producer
Isten hozott
2022 · Thanks
Letters from the Ends of the World
2021 · Producer
Lamb
2021 · Executive Producer
Mami, La Moula
2020 · Supervising Editor
Paola Makes a Wish
2019 · Producer
Missing People
2019 · Director
A Country Divided
2018
The Tree
2018 · Thanks
The Confidence-Man
2018 · Executive Producer
Aragane
2017 · Consulting Producer
Muhamed
2017 · Director, Writer
Man in the Well
2016 · Producer
The Parrot
2016 · Thanks
About Cinema
2015 · Self
Lost in Bosnia
2014 · Executive Producer
Tuga
2014 · Producer
Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
2014 · Himself
Conniving
2014 · Producer
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · Producer
Hungary 2011
2012 · Producer
The State That I Am Fish
2011 · Béla Tarr
The Turin Horse
2011 · Director, Screenplay
Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies
2008 · Himself
The Man from London
2008 · Screenplay, Director, Associate Producer
365 Day Project
2007 · Self
Fragment
2007 · Producer
Johanna
2005 · Producer
Visions of Europe
2004 · Director
Prologue
2004 · Director
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001 · Director, Co-Writer, Associate Producer
György Fehér's Films According to Béla Tarr
2001 · Director
Passion
1998 · Writer
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Director
Satantango
1994 · Screenplay, Director
Twilight
1990 · Consulting Producer
City Life
1990 · Director
The Last Boat
1990 · Writer, Director
Damnation
1988 · Writer, Director
Season of Monsters
1987 · Jesus as Mental Patient
Autumn Almanac
1984 · Director, Writer
The Doctor's Pupil
1984
The Prefab People
1982 · Director, Writer
Macbeth
1982 · Director, Screenplay
The Outsider
1981 · Writer, Director
Diplomafilm
1981 · Director, Script
Family Nest
1979 · Writer, Director
Cinemarxism
1979 · Director
Hotel Magnezit
1978 · Writer, Director
Iván Iljics halála
1965 · Vászja (as Tar Béla)
Il vento del cinema
Coda
· Producer
Be Water My Friend
· Consulting Accountant
Places Half Empty
· Executive Producer