Turin Horse, The (Previously Owned BLU-RAY)

Condition. Disc In Very Good Condition. Essay Insert In Very Good Condition. 

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. whercupon 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.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Hotel Magnezit (1978, 12 minutes), a short film by Béla Tarr
• Audio Commentary by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum
• Press Conference with Béla Tarr. co-director Agnes Hranitzky: actors Mihály Kormos, Erika Bok, and János Derzsi; director of photography Fred Kelemen; composer Mihály Vig; and co-producer Gábor Téni from the Berlin Film Festival (2011, 49 minutes)
• BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE: Regis Dialogue with Béla Tarr at the Walker Art Center (2007, 81 minutes)
• Theatrical Trailer
•  Booklet featuring "Brute Existence: The Turin Horse" an essay by film criticJ. Hoberman