The Turin Horse

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The Turin Horse is a 2011 Hungarian black-and-white art film directed by Béla Tarr, renowned for its minimal dialogue, long takes, and bleak meditation on human existence and decline.

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instanceOf Hungarian film
film
awardReceived FIPRESCI Prize at Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED
Silver Bear – Grand Jury Prize NERFINISHED
basedOn anecdote about Friedrich Nietzsche and a horse in Turin
cinematographer Fred Kelemen NERFINISHED
coDirector Ágnes Hranitzky NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin Hungary NERFINISHED
criticalReception acclaimed
director Béla Tarr NERFINISHED
distributionRegion Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
distributor Mokép NERFINISHED
editor Ágnes Hranitzky NERFINISHED
genre drama film
slow cinema
hasFeature bleak tone
long takes
minimal dialogue
hasNarration voice-over prologue
leadActor Erika Bók NERFINISHED
János Derzsi NERFINISHED
musicBy Mihály Víg NERFINISHED
narrativeStructure six days
notableFor austere visual style
extremely long takes
minimalist narrative
originalLanguage Hungarian
partOf Béla Tarr filmography
producer Gábor Téni NERFINISHED
productionCompanies Magyar Mozgókép Közalapítvány NERFINISHED
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk NERFINISHED
TT Filmműhely NERFINISHED
Tareq Film NERFINISHED
releaseYear 2011
runtimeMinutes 146
screenwriter Béla Tarr NERFINISHED
László Krasznahorkai NERFINISHED
setInCountry Hungary NERFINISHED
setting rural farmhouse
statedByDirectorAs final film by Béla Tarr
theme apocalypse
decline
human existence
routine and repetition
title The Turin Horse NERFINISHED
worldPremiereEvent 61st Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED
worldPremiereYear 2011

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Béla Tarr notableWork The Turin Horse