Béla Tarr
Directing · Director · Writer · Co-Writer
Born Jul 21, 1955 · Pécs, Hungary
Active 1965–2026 · Awards: Béla Balázs Award, Gundel Art Award, Kossuth Prize, Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Annual award ACFK, Konrad Wolf Prize, Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes
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.
Filmography
Stars of Little Importance (2025) — Executive ProducerCoda — ProducerLiving Stones (2025) — Executive ProducerPlaces Half Empty — Executive ProducerBe Water My Friend — Consulting AccountantWerckmeister Harmonies (2001) — Director · Co-Writer · Associate ProducerSatantango (1994) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Turin Horse (2011) — Screenplay · DirectorLamb (2021) — Executive ProducerDamnation (1988) — Director · WriterFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — ProducerThe Man from London (2008) — Screenplay · Director · Associate ProducerAutumn Almanac (1984) — Writer · DirectorTwilight (1990) — Consulting ProducerFamily Nest (1979) — Writer · DirectorThe Prefab People (1982) — Director · WriterPassion (1998) — WriterThe Outsider (1981) — Director · WriterIván Iljics halála (1965) — Vászja (as Tar Béla)Macbeth (1982) — Director · ScreenplayCity Life (1990) — DirectorLullaby for the Mountains (2025) — Executive ProducerHotel Magnezit (1978) — Director · WriterPrologue (2004) — Director