Béla Tarr Movies

Diplomafilm is a short film that Béla Tarr made to graduate from Art School, in 1981. It is the predecessor of The Prefab People, with the...

A brother and sister return home from the capital for Christmas to reunite with childhood friends and first loves. They hold a party. They drink...

A talented but irresponsible violinist ruins his marriage with his drinking and antisocial behaviour.

A kaleidoscopic panorama of the world. A visual anthology of twelve short stories by twelve innovative directors from all over the world.

An enterprising young man who practices medicine, striving to win the affection of his beloved, vows to cure her mother of a serious illness. To...

The story of a mother who now needs the full-time care of her son who struggles to keep giving it.

Anthology film made as an act of protest against Hungarian government of Viktor Orban.

A documentary about the making of The Turin Horse, the last film directed by Hungarian master Béla Tarr.

A student film by Béla Tarr, from 1979. Presumed lost until very recently.

"My goal is not education, but liberation." In February 2024, a filmmaking workshop takes place in Fukushima under the guidance of the Hungarian...

Johanna, a young drug addict, falls into a deep coma after an accident. Doctors miraculously manage to save her from death's doorstep. Touched by...

Twenty well-known Hungarian artists - 10 right-wing (said to be) and 10 left-liberal (said to be) writers, directors, actors, musicians talk about...

A world in lock-down. As a global pandemic unfolds, 13 international filmmakers pen cinematic letters from their places of isolation, whether home or...

A film within a film within a film within a fish.

Zoltai is a Hungarian professor who returns home after a visit to the United States. Following a television interview, he commits suicide and leaves...

In this dense setting, the inhabitants of a large, claustrophobic apartment reveal their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.

Fatima, in the beginning of her twenties. She cooks, takes care of her child and does her everyday house cleaning. Gradually, her life begins to...