Bela Tarr, the Hungarian auteur, is an acquired taste. His films are long and slow, and shot in solemn black and white. He’s not to every taste, but he does have a loyal, if small, following.

Fans include the programmers at BAM Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn, where three of his films are screening this weekend.

Friday night: “Damnation” (1988), in which a man mourning his wife’s suicide takes up with a married nightclub singer. At 116 minues, “Damnation” is one of Tarr’s shorter efforts.

Not so “Satantango” (1994), which clocks in at 436 minutes and is screening Saturday at 3 p.m. There will be two intermissions.

The mini-fest ends Sunday with “Werckmeister Harmonies” (2000). The 145-minute stunner shows how a small town is affected when a traveling circus puts a stuffed whale on display.

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