The Turin Horse

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Cast & Crew

János Derzsi
Ohlsdorfer

Erika Bok
Ohlsdorfer's Daughter

Mihály Kormos
Bernhard

Béla Tarr
Director

Ágnes Hranitzky
Director

Critic Reviews for The Turin Horse

Audience Reviews for The Turin Horse

• Oct 08, 2015

  The Turin Horse moves through six days time at a largo pace; the subject is burdensome. The shots are set up and progress very well. The film has a very somber and naturalistic aesthetic. If you can enjoy 2001, Tarkovsky's films, or nature documentaries then you may have the patience for this as well.
  Robert B Super Reviewer
• Jul 16, 2015

  Dialogues (and monologues) have never been Tárr's forte, so it is wonderful to see him make a mostly silent and simple portrayal of the burden of existence in thirty hypnotizing long takes - the most visually and narratively well polished film of his career, yet ironically his last one.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Dec 25, 2013

  <b>First Day</b>: Food and shelter <b>Second Day</b>: Touching, acquiring and therefore debasing <b>Third Day</b>: God watches all over you <b>Fourth Day</b>: Scarcity <b>Fifth Day</b>: Darkness and silence <b>Sixth Day</b>: Death <b>Predominant elements throughout the days</b>: A storm raging outside and moving everything that can be found in the air and on the ground, like trying to reach a destination, shadows, cotidianity occupying three alienated souls (two humans, one animal), a strong wind heard while outside, ghastly and scary wind sounds from the inside, repentance, mysteries unspoken, emotional detachment, water and potatoes. <b>Bonus feature</b>: Presented in the Second Day: A destructive critique to civilization throughout the centuries against authority and other godly figures attempting to establish their false omnipresence above everybody else, until a worldwide populace realizes that those trying to embody godly roles actually represent false promises and attempt to tear the system down. The moment in which the horse started to cry, my soul escaped my body and tears attempted to escape through my eyes. If this is meant to be the final testament from a film-making master, I shall embrace every single "post-neorealist" fragment and landscape he tried to represent throughout 5 decades, culminating in his most death-oriented statement composed by 30 shots with an average length of exactly 4 minutes and 52 seconds each. 98/100 P.S. It surprises me that this is the most acclaimed film by the director, and also the most famous. Not arguing about this master farewell's greatness, this wouldn't even be in his Top 3.
  Edgar C Super Reviewer
• Sep 26, 2013

  To the casual observer, it might appear that there is nothing happening in the supremely deliberately paced, yet somehow oddly mesmerizing "The Turin Horse." Ohlsdorfer(Janos Derzsi) and his daughter(Erika Bok) might beg to differ, as this is life on their farm in microcosm that we are talking about. Granted, it is a hard life that usually consists of boiled potatoes for dinner and Ohlsdorfer's busted right arm not helping matters in the least. So, when a windstorm settles in for several days which their horse wants nothing to do with, their whole existence is under threat. However, as long as they have any brandy left, they should still be in good shape...
  Walter M Super Reviewer

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