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Béla Tarr(1955-2026)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Béla Tarr
A rural farmer is forced to confront the mortality of his faithful horse.
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The Turin Horse (2011)
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Béla Tarr was born on 21 July 1955 in Pécs, Hungary. He was a producer and director, known for Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), The Turin Horse (2011) and Satantango (1994). He was married to Ágnes Hranitzky. He died on 3 January 2026 in Budapest, Hungary.
BornJuly 21, 1955
DiedJanuary 3, 2026(70)
BornJuly 21, 1955
DiedJanuary 3, 2026(70)
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  • Awards
    • 24 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Werckmeister Harmonies
7.9
  • Producer
  • 2000
The Turin Horse (2011)
The Turin Horse
7.7
  • Director
  • 2011
Satantango (1994)
Satantango
8.2
  • Director
  • 1994
Damnation (1988)
Damnation
7.6
  • Director
  • 1988

Credits

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Producer

  • Renátó Olasz and Andrea Waskovics in Stars of Little Importance (2025)
    Stars of Little Importance
    6.3
    • executive producer
    • 2025
  • Lullaby for the Mountains (2025)
    Lullaby for the Mountains
    7.0
    • executive producer
    • 2025
  • Lilla Kizlinger in Living Stones (2025)
    Living Stones
    6.5
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2025
  • Tale of Cows (2024)
    Tale of Cows
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2024
  • Coda (2024)
    Coda
    Short
    • producer
    • 2024
  • Fish & Rice (2024)
    Fish & Rice
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2024
  • Árni (2023)
    Árni
    6.1
    • producer
    • 2023
  • Deer Bell (2023)
    Deer Bell
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Kati Vizmáthy Made Soup (2023)
    Kati Vizmáthy Made Soup
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Letters from the Ends of the World (2021)
    Letters from the Ends of the World
    5.4
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Hilmir Snær Guðnason and Noomi Rapace in Lamb (2021)
    Lamb
    6.3
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Murmurs
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Paola makes a wish (2019)
    Paola makes a wish
    6.1
    Short
    • producer
    • 2019
  • The Confidence-Man (2018)
    The Confidence-Man
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Ivana Vojinovic, Clara Casagrande, and Marina Komsic in 3 Zene or (Waking Up from My Bosnian Dream) (2017)
    3 Zene or (Waking Up from My Bosnian Dream)
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 2017

Director

  • Missing People (2019)
    Missing People
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Muhamed (2017)
    Muhamed
    8.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
  • The Turin Horse (2011)
    The Turin Horse
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2011
  • The Man from London (2007)
    The Man from London
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Visions of Europe (2004)
    Visions of Europe
    5.8
    • Director (segment "Hungary: Prologue")
    • 2004
  • Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
    Werckmeister Harmonies
    7.9
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Journey on the Plain (1995)
    Journey on the Plain
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Satantango (1994)
    Satantango
    8.2
    • Director
    • 1994
  • City Life (1990)
    City Life
    6.5
    • Director (segment "Budapest - Au utolsó hajó/The Last Boat")
    • 1990
  • The Last Boat (1990)
    The Last Boat
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Damnation (1988)
    Damnation
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Almanac of Fall (1984)
    Almanac of Fall
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Prefab People (1982)
    The Prefab People
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Macbeth (1982)
    Macbeth
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • The Outsider (1981)
    The Outsider
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1981

Additional Crew

  • Martin Imrich in Blood Red (2025)
    Blood Red
    • creative consultant
    • 2025
  • The Heaviest Weight (2022)
    The Heaviest Weight
    Short
    • mentorship & guidance
    • 2022
  • Under the God part 1 (2019)
    Under the God part 1
    • mentor
    • 2019
  • Under the God part 2 (2019)
    Under the God part 2
    • mentor for directing
    • 2019
  • Grbavica (2018)
    Grbavica
    5.3
    Video
    • mentor
    • 2018
  • J the film (2018)
    J the film
    5.3
    Short
    • mentor
    • 2018
  • Lejla (2017)
    Lejla
    8.0
    Short
    • mentor
    • 2017
  • Pool Version (2016)
    Pool Version
    Short
    • mentor
    • 2016
  • Baba Vanga (2016)
    Baba Vanga
    6.8
    • mentor
    • 2016
  • Dobro (2016)
    Dobro
    6.2
    Short
    • mentor
    • 2016
  • Papagajka (2016)
    Papagajka
    6.5
    • mentor
    • 2016
  • Der Kübelreiter (2016)
    Der Kübelreiter
    Short
    • mentor
    • 2016
  • Centaur (2015)
    Centaur
    6.6
    • mentor
    • 2015
  • Razmak
    Short
    • consultation
    • 2015
  • Pangaea (2015)
    Pangaea
    7.6
    Short
    • mentor
    • 2015
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In Memoriam: Stars We Lost in 2026

In Memoriam: Stars We Lost in 2026

We pay tribute to the stars we lost this year, including Dolly Parton and Tim Curry.
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Personal details

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    • BFI
    • Ciné-Club de Caen
  • Alternative names
    • Tarr Béla
  • Born
    • July 21, 1955
    • Pécs, Hungary
  • Died
    • January 3, 2026
    • Budapest, Hungary(illness)
  • Spouse
    • Ágnes Hranitzky1978 - January 5, 2026 (his death)
  • Parents
      Mari Tarr
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He originally wanted to be a philosopher and considered film making to be a hobby.
  • Quotes
    I have nothing to do with the filming community in Budapest. They don't like me, because I don't make conventional films. I can't talk with them about films, because I live and think differently than them. They are film makers and I am not. I don't know what I am.
  • Trademarks
      Screenplay and/or source novel by László Krasznahorkai

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