Béla Tarr

RIP: Hungarian Filmmaker Béla Tarr Dies At 70

Béla Tarr, the iconic Hungarian director, died on January 6, 2026, in Budapest from a long-term illness. He was 70 years old. His death was a huge loss to cinema, particularly to the “slow cinema” movement, where he was one of its first proponents. Tarr's masterpieces combined stunning black-and-white aesthetics with remarkably long, continuous takes that forced the audience to engage in deep contemplation about life and people. Social dramas were the starting point of his career, but later he became a radical philosopher who employed such means as scant dialogue and no traditi | Click Here...