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.
Immaculately photographed in Tarr's renowned long takes, The Turin Horse is the final statement from a master filmmaker.
Director : Béla Tarr
Country : Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland
Year : 2011
Distributor : Cinema Guild
Format : DCP
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The Turin Horse
Genre
Cinema • Fiction
Duration
2:26
Additional information
Original version, English subtitles
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