Béla Tarr Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Béla Tarr

Béla Tarr

Directing

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, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Béla Tarr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker movie poster
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Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker

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Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
Himself
The Doctor's Pupil movie poster
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The Doctor's Pupil

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The Doctor's Pupil
About Cinema movie poster
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About Cinema

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About Cinema
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365 Day Project movie poster
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365 Day Project

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365 Day Project
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A Country DividedMOVIE
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A Country Divided

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A Country Divided
The State That I Am Fish movie poster
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The State That I Am Fish

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The State That I Am Fish
Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies movie poster
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Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies

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Béla Tarr: Mysterious Harmonies
Himself
Season of Monsters movie poster
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Season of Monsters

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Season of Monsters
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR movie poster
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FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR

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FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR
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Il vento del cinemaMOVIE
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Il vento del cinema

Production

Damnation movie poster
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Damnation

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Damnation
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Damnation movie poster
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Damnation

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Damnation
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Werckmeister Harmonies movie poster
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Werckmeister Harmonies

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Werckmeister Harmonies
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Werckmeister Harmonies movie poster
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Werckmeister Harmonies

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Werckmeister Harmonies
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The Man from London movie poster
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The Man from London

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The Man from London
Screenplay
The Man from London movie poster
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The Man from London

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The Man from London
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Satantango movie poster
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Satantango

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Satantango
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Visions of Europe movie poster
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Visions of Europe

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Visions of Europe
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The Prefab People movie poster
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The Prefab People

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The Prefab People
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The Prefab People movie poster
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The Prefab People

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Gallery

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