Director
Béla Tarr
Hungarian director of very long takes.
Béla Tarr was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and producer. His films are distinguished by their stark black-and-white visuals, extended long takes, languid pacing, and an absence of traditional plotting. They explore existential themes and often focus on marginalized, desperate characters in bleak landscapes. He became known as a founding figure of the slow cinema genre, most notably with his influential 1994 film Sátántangó. That film is often in scholarly polls of the greatest films ever made.
- Born
- 1955-07-21, Pécs, HungaryA Thursday
- Died
- 2026-01-06, Budapest, HungaryA Tuesday, aged 70
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1955-07-21, Pécs, Hungary · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Budapestthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 24°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 11°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 16°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 6°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 8°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 14°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 27°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 25°30′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 25°32′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2026-01-06, Budapest, Hungary · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Budapestthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 16°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 26°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 7°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 16°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 16°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 20°38′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 27°48′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 29°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 2°53′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Béla Tarr was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
