Silence and Cry review deeply strange 1960s erotic ballet meditating on Hungary's history and politics
A 1968 Jancso film dramatizes post‑WWI Hungarian trauma, blending political brutality, erotic tension, and hypnotic long takes across a desolate plain.
Bela Tarr's quest for cinematic perfection made him my ideal, impossible mentor | Laszlo Nemes
Bela Tarr pursued meticulous, collaborative, slow filmmaking—long black-and-white takes unifying space, time and characters—prioritizing craft and human dignity, especially for society's forgotten.
Poetry in the Abyss: Bela Tarr (1955-2026) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
Béla Tarr's films transform time into immersive, musical experiences that reveal human despair and communal consciousness through long takes and repetitive sound.
"My Method is Invisible Editing": Editor Amir Etminan on "It Was Just an Accident"
It Was Just an Accident uses long takes and fluctuating editing to convey volatile tones and victims' conflicted emotions about revenge, edited clandestinely.