This should be a shoo-in to at least be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. This film is a masterpiece of world cinema by acclaimed Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, truly worthy of its Palme d'Or during the Cannes Film Festival this summer. However, you do not really mind this time running as you listen to intellectually-stimulating emotionally-rich conversation. ![]() I admit that the 3-hour and 16-minute length of this film can be felt. The use of mirrors to vary the camera shots were very good. The close-ups of the actors were all so perfectly framed to achieve maximal drama. I read the manual as charged it for 70 minutes as directed and even programmed it on battery saver. There were several picture-perfect and haunting scenes throughout, specially those about the Anatolian horse, the cemetery, the train tracks, the tree with the birds, the rabbit in the brush, the town, the hotel - all covered with pristine snow. I bought my e watch( ecomerzpro) in march, I received it 4th of June. The cinematography of this film is so amazingly beautiful as it magically captured the unique topography of Cappadocia during the wintertime. The performances of these fine actors of these flawed characters were faultless and so natural in the delivery of their complex lines. These long talky scenes were riveting despite their length and you hang on to every word they were saying as they drip with wisdom, wit, bitterness and sarcasm. Although, there are arguments that seemed endless and repetitive, these confrontations were eloquently written with very meaningful words for both sides of the issue. There is no real plot, just a lot of seemingly random dialogue. These may begin as abstract debates about not resisting evil or boredom or donations, yet they all end up being very personal. This film is about the various conversations and confrontations between these people. ![]() The friendly and gregarious Hamdi appeals for compassion, while his older brother, the impetuous jobless ex-con Ismail and his sullen young son Illyas, could not hide their contempt for their landlord. Necla (Demet Akbag) is his divorced sister.Īlso involved the family of Aydin's poor tenants who could not pay their rent for several months already. Nihal (Melisa Sözen) is his beautiful and much younger wife. He also writes a column for the local newspaper, and is researching for his planned book about the history of Turkish theater.
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