The Turin Horse

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.

Cast

János Derzsi

János Derzsi

as Ohlsdorfer

Erika Bók

Erika Bók

as Ohlsdorfer's daughter

Mihály Kormos

Mihály Kormos

as Bernhard

Lajos Kovács

Lajos Kovács

as Bernhard (voice)

Mihály Ráday

Mihály Ráday

as Narrator (voice)

Reviews

CRCulver

In 2011 Béla Tarr, a Hungarian director who had drawn acclaim for his distinctive style of long takes à la Andrei Tarkovsky and a bleak and sardonic view of human existence, released what he stated would be his last film: THE TURIN HORSE. The film's genesis is rooted in a conversation between Tarr a...

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