[Photo &] 'Sátántangó' Master Béla Tarr... His Unique Visual Legacy and Cinematic Moments

The Master of Hungarian Cinema and one of the most respected directors in the world, Béla Tarr, passed away at the age of 70 after a long illness.

He left behind masterpieces such as 'Sátántangó', 'Kárhozat', and 'A torinói ló', elevating the medium of film to a mythical level as an auteur director. We look back at his unique visual legacy and cinematic moments through photographs.

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Director Béla Tarr gained fame for his overwhelming long takes, the use of non-professional actors, and deep black-and-white visuals, establishing a unique directorial style. His representative work, 'Sátántangó' (1994), is a 7-hour and 18-minute epic that deals with the human condition and regression after the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, often cited by cinephiles as a must-see film before you die.

He also had a deep connection with Korea. In 2014, he visited the Busan International Film Festival and communicated with Korean audiences. Beyond his artistic endeavors, he collaborated with Nobel Prize-winning author László Krasznahorkai on several works, infusing literary depth into his films, and was an active intellectual who criticized the far-right regime in Hungary and advocated for human rights.