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Béla Tarr

Hungarian filmmaker and anarchist (1955-2026) · Hungary · On the map · Directors · Died at 70

Béla Tarr was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and producer. His films are distinguished by their stark black-and-white visuals, extended long takes, languid pacing, and an absence of traditional plotting. They explore existential themes and often focus on marginalized, desperate characters in bleak landscapes.

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A life in dates

2026In memoriamDied6 January 20262025Honorary Citizen of BudapestAwardFUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARRFilm, 20252023European Film Academy Honorary AwardAward2019Paola Makes a WishFilm, Producer2017Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2016Lifetime Achievement AwardAwardMan in the WellFilm, 2016Producer2014Hungarian Film Critics AwardsAwardTarr Béla: I Used to Be a FilmmakerFilm, 2014Himself2011FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de CannesAwardKonrad Wolf PrizeAwardLifetime Achievement AwardAwardSilver Bear Grand Jury PrizeAwardThe State That I Am FishFilm, 2011Béla Tarr2010Annual award ACFKAward2007365 Day ProjectFilm2005Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian RepublicAward2004PrologueFilm, Director2003Kossuth PrizeAwardParola (su una data)Series2001Gundel Art AwardAwardGyörgy Fehér's Films According to Béla TarrFilm, 2001Director1995Journey on the PlainFilm, Director1990City LifeFilm, Director1987Season of MonstersFilm, Jesus as Mental Patient1983Béla Balázs AwardAward1982MacbethFilm, Director, Writer1979CinemarxismFilm, Director1965Iván Iljics halálaFilm, Vászja (as Tar Béla)1955Born21 July 1955

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Known for

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  • Satantango 1994
  • Werckmeister Harmonies 2001
  • The Turin Horse 2011
  • Damnation 1988
  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012

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Filmography 40

80 credits on file

Television 1

Media & music

Awards

Honorary Citizen of Budapest2025
European Film Academy Honorary Award2023
Lifetime Achievement Award2017
Lifetime Achievement Award2016
Hungarian Film Critics Awards2014
Lifetime Achievement Award2011
Konrad Wolf Prize2011
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize2011
FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes2011
Annual award ACFK2010
Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic2005
Kossuth Prize2003
Gundel Art Award2001
Béla Balázs Award1983

About this person

He became known as a founding figure of the slow cinema genre, most notably with his influential 1994 film Sátántangó. That film is often in scholarly polls of the greatest films ever made.

Country
Hungary
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1955 to 2026 · aged 70

In the same film or series as Béla

Edward FoxAlso in The Man from London (2008)Fatih AkinAlso in Visions of Europe (2004)Noomi RapaceAlso in Lamb (2021)Miranda RichardsonAlso in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)Jean-Louis TrintignantAlso in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)