Béla Tarr Movies

A 5 minute dolly shot of people waiting in line for food filmed in beautiful black in white accompanied by music by Mihály Vig. This short was...

A filthy Con-Man stumbles into an old Balkan village where he tries to win the people by calling himself a doctor.

Presents moving images of society’s outsiders, the impoverished and oppressed, whose lives are contrasted with the opulent surroundings of...

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

Miners in a Bosnian coal mine. The camera silently watches over the miners working tirelessly amidst endless noise and the flickering light of...

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

A cowherd, sheep, and the wind, all have an equal presence in the village. Death and life are one and indivisible.

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

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

This short doc was made during Béla Tarr's Masterclass under his mentorship. The film follows a day in the life of a Roma family in rural...

Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr and film critic Howard Feinstein discuss his innovative filmography, punctuated by clips from his films.