Where: Dave Barber Cinematheque
When: 2026-06-22
Event Details:
Director: Béla Tarr Run Time: 155 min.
Format: DCP Rating: 18A
Release Year:
2011
Language: German and Hungarian with English subtitles
On January 3, 1889 in Turin, Italy, Friedrich Nietzsche steps out of the doorway of number six, Via Carlo Albert. Not far from him, a cab driver is having trouble with a stubborn horse. The horse refuses to move, whereupon the driver loses his patience and takes his whip to it. Nietzsche puts an end to the brutal scene, throwing his arms around the horse’s neck, sobbing. After this, he lies motionless and silent for two days on a divan, until he loses consciousness and his mind. Somewhere in the countryside, the driver of the cab lives with his daughter and the horse. Outside, a windstorm rages.
Immaculately photographed in Tarr’s renowned long takes, The Turin Horse is the final statement from a master filmmaker.
Introduced by Andrew Burke, Professor in the Department of English at the University of Winnipeg. His research focuses on Film and Television Studies, Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, and Popular Music Studies.
Series: Bleak Week
Showtimes:
Mon, Jun 22: 7:00pm - https://davebarbercinematheque.com/purchase/2639/