Béla Tarr, The Time After - Jacques Rancière

Rancière penned this text shortly after Béla Tarr concluded his directing career with The Turin Horse in 2011, offering a profound commentary on the director's films and cinematic vision. This text, where Rancière's exceptional power of observation and interpretation meets a literary expression, invites the reader to look at many details in Béla Tarr's films and the director's filmography with fresh eyes.
 
"The time after is not the monotonous and aggressive time of those who no longer believe in anything. It is the time of pure, material events, with which faith contends—as long as life keeps it alive."
"The time after is neither the time of recovered reason nor of impending catastrophe. This is the time after all stories, a time directly concerned with the sensory surface where stories open shortcuts between a foreseen end and an actualized end. It is not a time when beautiful sentences are constructed or beautiful shots are taken to compensate for the emptiness of all expectations. It is a time concerned with the waiting itself."