Title from container. Janos Derzsi, Erika Bok, Mihaly Kormos. Originally released as a motion picture. Special features: Hotel Magnezit, a short film by Béla Tarr; audio commentry by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum; press conference with Béla Tarr and others; Blu-ray exclusive: regis dialogue with Béla Tarr at the Walker Art Center (2007); theatrical trailer; booklet featuring "Brute existence: The Turin Horse" an essay by film critic J. Hoberman.
Summary:
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, whereupon 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.
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