Cairo Classics · 44th Edition
The Turin Horse
A torinói ló
Director
Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
Country
Hungary, France, Switzerland, Germany
Runtime
2 h 36 min
Language
Hungarian, German
Synopsis
After witnessing a carriage driver whipping his horse, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche ran to the scene, threw his arms around the horse and collapsed—never to recover.
Cast
János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos
Screenplay
László Krasznahorkai, Béla Tarr
Producers
Martin Hagemann, Juliette Lepoutre, Marie-Pierre Macia, Gábor Téni, Ruth Waldburger
About the Director
Director and screenwriter. He began his career at sixteen as an amateur filmmaker. Debuting with the film FAMILY NEST, Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordinary people. He is the president of the Hungarian Filmmakers’ Association, and has been given the most prestigious Hungarian prize for artists: Kossuth Prize. He was named a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres and was honored with several remarkable national, international awards, honorary doctorates and life achievement awards.
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