Bela Tarr's films by Tatiana P. Bela Tarr's films are shot in black and white and they are mostly characterized by long takes of v isual and drama tic lyricism. The Turin H orse , title based on Friedrich Nietzsche 's involvement with a horse that he was trying to save, was the first movie of his that I watched and a magical four- hour journey into his world began. The slow repetitive takes with tiny differences from one to another, describ e the everyday life of a peasant and his daughter. A life with a routine, almost hypnotic and declining. Little things that bec o me less and less from one day to the next. The food, the fire, even the movements. Nobody talks. We just listen to the wind blowing The only break in the silence is the sudden appearance of an old man deli...
