Béla Tarr
Film director · 7 films (1979–2011)
Béla Tarr is a director whose work here spans Family Nest (1979) to The Turin Horse (2011), across drama and crime. 3 of those films were photographed by Gábor Medvigy. All 358 frames from 7 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Béla Tarr was a Hungarian filmmaker. Much of his work is marked by philosophical elements and a pessimistic view of humanity.
Born 21 July 1955 · Pécs, Hungary · died 6 January 2026
Directing style
Béla Tarr constructs a tense, lonely, and ominous visual world dominated by stark black-and-white tones, with occasional departures into cool, desaturated palettes for his interior-heavy dramas. His compositions favor eye-level camera angles that alternate evenly between deep and shallow depths of field, framing subjects in a mix of medium shots, wides, and closeups. Scenes are frequently set at night or during the day under the cover of darkness, relying on practical fixtures, window light, sun, and fluorescent sources to carve out high-contrast shapes from deep black and gray shadows.
Awards
- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes · 2011
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize · 2011
- Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic · 2005
- honorary citizen of Budapest · 2025
- European Film Academy Honorary Award · 2023
- lifetime achievement award · 2017
- lifetime achievement award · 2016
- Hungarian Film Critics Awards · 2014
- Konrad Wolf Prize · 2011
- lifetime achievement award · 2011
- Annual award ACFK · 2010
- Kossuth Prize · 2003
Films directed by Béla Tarr
About Béla Tarr
When was Béla Tarr born?
Béla Tarr was born on 21 July 1955 in Pécs, Hungary and died on 6 January 2026.
What films has Béla Tarr directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 7 of them: Family Nest (1979), Almanac of Fall (1984), Damnation (1988), Sátántangó (1994), Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), The Man From London (2007) and The Turin Horse (2011).
What awards has Béla Tarr won?
FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes (2011), Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (2011), Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (2005) and honorary citizen of Budapest (2025).
Search every frame of Béla Tarr’s films
All 358 indexed frames from 7 films directed by Béla Tarr — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.