Béla Tarr

Béla Tarr (21 July 1955 – 6 January 2026) was a Hungarian filmmaker. His best known movies were Damnation (1988), Sátántangó (1994), Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) and The Turin Horse (2011). His movies were seen as minimalist.Nick James. Syndromes of a new century. Sight & Sound, February 2010

Tarr died after a long-illness on 6 January 2026 in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 70.

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Other websites


 Béla Tarr on the Board of Directors for Cine Foundation International
 Brightlightsfilm.com Interview
 Kinoeye Essay
 Declaration of Solidarity for Béla Tarr, by Fred Kelemen, FIPRESCI website, March 2005, retrieved 17 April 2006
 Vajramedia Presents: Sátántangó Berlinale 1994 Forum Documentation

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