Will be writing about Bela Tarrs The Turin Horse for CounterPunch (official) this week in conjunction with The White Dog, a Hungarian film that opens in April, and Bressons Balthazar. The 3 films all deal with brutality toward animals. Heres a snippet from a Tarr interview that I found close to my own views on film. THR: Any recent films from Hungarian or other filmmakers that you have enjoyed? Tarr: I am only talking about filmmakers, not moviemakers. The real filmmaker has his own style. Some are closer to me than others. For me, it is about quality. When I see someone work who is strong, of course I love and respect it. But I dont want to follow anybody, and I dont have a reason to do it, because I dont do movies anymore. THR: Whose films do you think have real quality? Tarr: I can tell you about my last experience. The last movie, which amazed me, and which I admired, was Aki [Kaurismaki]s Le Havre. I loved this movie. THR: Thats Finlands hope for foreign-language Oscar candidate this year. What did you like most about it? Tarr: The humanism, the very sad humor. It is deep, sad and full of jokes, but every joke is very painful. Thats what I like. THR:The film might get nominated for a best foreign-language film Oscar... Tarr: Mine too. Who cares about this stupidity. You know what I mean. This kind of quality is not for the Academy Awards. This kind of quality and sensibility is for you and the other people - for personal use. The others are just part of a f---ed-up business, which is not my business. hollywoodreporter/news/bela-tarr-i-dont-want-242751
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:36:35 +0000
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