Overview
- Hungary’s MTI news agency, citing the family, said Tarr died on 6 January after a long illness.
- The European Film Academy issued a condolence statement praising his artistic stature and political voice.
- His landmark black‑and‑white epics — including the seven‑plus‑hour Sátántangó (1994) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) — defined a slow‑cinema aesthetic of extended takes and sparse dialogue.
- The Turin Horse (2011) was his final feature, winning the Berlinale Jury Grand Prix, and capped a long collaboration with novelist László Krasznahorkai.
- He later prioritized education, founding the film.factory school in Sarajevo in 2013, supported FreeSZFE in Hungary, and was honored with a European Film Academy award in 2023.