"The Hungarian Film Artists Association said in a statement that Tarr died on Tuesday after a long and serious illness and that the grieving family asks for the understanding of the press and the public, and that they not be contacted for a statement during these difficult days. Tarr became renowned internationally in the 90s and 00s as his films were shown more widely partly because of their inordinate length (including the seven-and-a-half-hour Satantango),"
"But in an interview with the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw in 2024, well after Tarr had retired from active film directing in 2011, he said his films had been misunderstood: My opinion is that we were doing comedies. You can laugh a lot. He added that they were not pessimistic. I only ask this how did you feel when you came out of the movie theatre after watching my film? Did you feel stronger or weaker? That's the main question. I want you to be stronger."
Bela Tarr died aged 70 after a long and serious illness, and the grieving family requested privacy. His films gained international renown in the 1990s and 2000s for extreme lengths, notably the seven-and-a-half-hour Satantango, and for a stark black-and-white depiction of middle-European misery. Tarr said late in life that his films were intended as comedies and not pessimistic, asking whether viewers left feeling stronger. He retired from directing in 2011. He collaborated closely with partner Agnes Hranitzky, influenced filmmakers such as Gus Van Sant and László Nemes, and his 2008 film The Man from London starred Tilda Swinton.
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