Born in Hungary in 1955, Tarr became known for stark black-and-white films with extremely long takes and a bleak, deeply felt view of the world. He announced his retirement from filmmaking after The Turin Horse.
Filmography
- Family Nest (1979)
- The Outsider (1981)
- The Prefab People (1982)
- Almanac of Fall (1984)
- Damnation (1988)
- Sátántangó (1994)
- Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
- The Turin Horse (2011)