The Turin Horse

2012 | Drama, Animal, Foreign Language, Horse

Synopsis

The Turin Horse ( Hungarian : A torinói ló ) is a 2011 Hungarian period drama film directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky , starring János Derzsi , Erika Bók , and Mihály Kormos. It was co-written by Tarr and his frequent collaborator László Krasznahorkai . It recalls the whipping of a horse in the Italian city of Turin that is rumoured to have caused the mental breakdown of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche . The film is in black-and-white, shot in only 30 long takes by Tarr's regular cameraman Fred Kelemen , and depicts the repetitive daily lives of the horse-owner and his daughter.

Scores

Overall Score
56.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.1%
Review Aggregate
81.0

Critic Consensus

87.1% Fresh • 62 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 62 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, dark, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizeddarkgrittymacabrevisually strikingemotionalscaryhistoricalfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
János Derzsi2012$72,389,000$98,905,000(est)
Erika Bók2012$44,561,000$60,883,000(est)
Mihály Kormos2012$33,550,000$45,839,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count63
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes20,476

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$56,391$77,046
International2012$105,697$144,413
Worldwide2012$162,088$221,459

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$70,474$96,288
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,491,000$2,037,137
Digital Purchases ?2012$670,000$915,414
Physical Rentals ?2012$2,363,000$3,228,541
Physical Purchases ?2012$5,837,000$7,975,030
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$129,000,000$176,251,307
Total Revenues2012$139,431,474$190,503,717
Expenses
Budget ?2012$430,000,000$587,504,355
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$130,000 (est)$177,618 (est)
Participations2012$2,789,000$3,810,581
Residuals ?2012$6,871,000$9,387,773
Interest & Overhead2012$51,600,000$70,500,523
Total Expenses2012$491,390,000$671,380,849
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-351,958,526$-480,877,132

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