Hungarian director Bela Tarr, known for his bleak and beautiful films, dies at 70
Béla Tarr, acclaimed Hungarian filmmaker known for lengthy, bleak, black-and-white films and collaborations with László Krasznahorkai, died at age 70 after a long illness.
With Satantango and Werckmeister Harmonies, Bela Tarr became the vividly disquieting master of spiritual desolation
Bela Tarr's films epitomize an extreme 'slow cinema' with monolithic, near-motionless pacing, darkly comic depth, political engagement, and a later commitment to teaching young filmmakers.
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