
Béla Tarr
Biography
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,…
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Filmography
Acting (12)
Movies (11)
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR
2025as Self
A Country Divided
2018
About Cinema
2015as Self
Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
2014as Himself
The State That I Am Fish
2011as Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies
2008as Himself
365 Day Project
2007as Self
Season of Monsters
1987
The Doctor's Pupil
1984Iván Iljics halála
1965as Vászja (as Tar Béla)
Il vento del cinema
Television (1)
Crew (64)
Movies (64)
Living Stones
2025Executive Producer
Minden csillag
2025Executive Producer
Lullaby for the Mountains
2025Executive Producer
Rumours
2024Thanks
Árni
2024Creative Producer
Deer Bell
2023Producer
Coda
2023Producer
The Outsider
2022Director
The Outsider
2022Writer
Isten hozott
2022Thanks
Lamb
2021Executive Producer
Letters from the Ends of the World
2021Producer
Paola makes a wish
2019Producer
Missing People
2019Director
The Tree
2018Thanks
The Confidence-Man
2018Executive Producer
Muhamed
2017Director
Muhamed
2017Writer
Aragane
2017Consulting Producer
The Parrot
2016Thanks
Man in the Well
2016Producer
Lost in Bosnia
2014Executive Producer
Conniving
2014Producer
Tuga
2014Producer
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Producer
Hungary 2011
2012Producer
The Turin Horse
2011Director
The Turin Horse
2011Screenplay
The Man from London
2008Associate Producer
The Man from London
2008Director
The Man from London
2008Screenplay
Fragment
2007Producer
Johanna
2005Producer
Visions of Europe
2004Director
Prologue
2004Director
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001Associate Producer
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001Co-Writer
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001Director
György Fehér's Films According to Béla Tarr
2001Director
Passion
1998Writer
Journey on the Plain
1995Director
Satantango
1994Director
Satantango
1994Screenplay
City Life
1990Director
The Last Boat
1990Director
The Last Boat
1990Writer
Damnation
1988Director
Damnation
1988Writer
Autumn Almanac
1984Director
Autumn Almanac
1984Writer
The Prefab People
1982Director
The Prefab People
1982Writer
Macbeth
1982Director
Macbeth
1982Screenplay
Diplomafilm
1981Director
Diplomafilm
1981Script
Hotel Magnezit
1980Director
Hotel Magnezit
1980Writer
Family Nest
1979Director
Family Nest
1979Writer
Cinemarxism
1979Director
Coda
Producer
Be Water My Friend
Consulting Accountant
Places Half Empty
Executive Producer
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