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The Turin Horse

2011 · 155 min

A hypnotic, unrelenting plunge into desolation, where every gust of wind and boiled potato feels like a step toward oblivion.

Directed by
Béla Tarr
Genres
Drama
Starring
János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos
Overview
A look at the monotonous daily struggle of a father and daughter in a windswept, desolate landscape. Over six days, their routine of eating boiled potatoes and tending a failing horse crumbles, symbolizing a slow descent into darkness, emptiness, and the end of existence.

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Directed by
Béla Tarr
Genres
Drama
Starring
János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • family
  • death
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Béla Tarr
Written by
Béla Tarr, László Krasznahorkai
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
155 min
Country
Hungary, Switzerland, France, Germany
Languages
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