The Turin Horse
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Béla Tarr
Janos Derzi
Erika Bok
Mihaly Kormos
Volker Spengler
Miroslav Krobot
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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 mutters the obligatory last words, and lives for another ten years, silent and demented, cared for by his mother and sisters. Somewhere in the countryside, the cab driver lives with his daughter and the overworked horse. Outside, a windstorm rages. The horse refuses to move, and the man and his daughter struggle through their daily schedule. Food and water grow scarce. Beggars and gypsies come to their door. The horse stops eating. Slowly, the apocalypse approaches.
Director
Béla Tarr
Crew
Gabor Erdelyi
Martin Hagemann
Agnes Hranitzky
Agnes Hranitzky
Sandor Kallay
Fred Kelemen
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Juliette Lepoutre
Marie-pierre Macia
Elizabeth Redleaf
Béla Tarr
Gabor Teni
Gabor Teni
Mihaly Vig
Ruth Waldburger
Christine Kunewa Walker
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 17, 2012
Released in United States 2011
Limited Release in United States Winter February 10, 2012 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video July 17, 2012
Released in United States 2011 (the "Show")
Released in United States 2011 (Main Slate)
Released in United States 2011 (World Cinema)
Released in United States 2012
Released in United States 2011 ( World Cinema)
Limited Release in United States Winter February 10, 2012
Released in United States 2012 (Awards Buzz : Best Foreign Language Film)
