THE FILMS OF YILMAZ GUNEY
Transcript of THE FILMS OF YILMAZ GUNEY
THEFILMSOFYILMAZGUNEY
Saturday2/11@1PMBRIDEOFTHEEARTH
ApoorAnatolianmansetsouttomakehisfortunesothathecanmarryhisbeloved,butherfamilyhastheireyesonamoreprofitablematchwitharichlandowner.YilmazGüney’slyricalrevengedramaechoesthemasterfulcinemaofSatyajitRayandRobertoRossellini.
Saturday2/11@5PMTHEHUNGRYWOLVES
YilmazGüneydirectsandstarsinthisferociouslyexciLng“Turkishwestern”setintheblindingsnowsoftheeasternmountains,wherealaconichiredkillerfindshimselfbothhunterandhunted.
Thursday2/16@7PMTHEHERDWinneroftheBriLshFilmInsLtuteawardandtheGoldenLeopard(GrandPrize)attheLocarnoFilmFesLval,TheHerdhasbecomeaclassicofworldcinema.AnausterelybeauLfulneorealistepic,TheHerdportraysaKurdishfamilyfromsouthernAnatoliawho,embroiledinabloodfeudwithaneighboringclan,aredrivenbytheirtyrannicalpatriarchtoaucLontheirflockofsheepinfar‐offAnkara.
Saturday2/18@1PMELEGY
Saturday2/18@3PMTHEFRIEND
YilmazGüneystarsasoneofabandofoutlawswhofallintoanambushinatreacherousmountainlandscapeinthisstrikingadventuredrama,whichhasfrequentlybeencomparedtothefilmsofSergioLeoneandAkiraKurosawa.
AprosperousarchitecthasacrisisofconscienceaaerreuniLngwithhiscrusadingchildhoodfriendinoneofYilmazGüney’sfinestlateworks,whichevokestheEuropeanartcinemaofAntonioniandPasoliniinitsellipLcalnarraLveandboldstylisLcflourishes.
YOL Thursday2/23@7PM
YilmazGüney’smasterpiece—amajesLcstoryaboutfiveprisonersreleasedforaweek‐longfurloughwhoseindividualodysseysunitetoformagrandallegoryforthestateofmodernTurkey—wonthePalmed’Oratthe1982CannesFilmFesLvalandbecameaworldwidecausecélèbre.ProfessorsHollyShisslerandHakanKaratekewillintroducethefilm.
YilmazGüneydirectsandstarsinthissearingneorealistdrama,oaencomparedtotheclassicBicycleThievesandhailedasoneofthebestfilmsinthehistoryofTurkishcinema.
HOPE Saturday2/25@1PM
THEPOORSaturday2/25@3PMThreeconvictsrelatethecausesfortheirimprisonmentinYilmazGüney’sgrippingdrama,whichhadtobecompletedbyacollaboratoraaerGüneywashimselfimprisonedforharbouringanarchiststudents.
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SpecialthankstotheRepublicofTurkeyMinistryofCultureandTourism;TurkishCultureandTourismCounselor'sOffice,Washington,D.C.;HüseyinKarabey,TheGüneyFoundaLon;ErjuAckman,TurkishCinemaNewslener.Thisseriesfeaturesnew35mmprintsprovidedbytheRepublicofTurkey,MinistryofCultureandTourism–GeneralDirectorateofCopyrightandCinema/TelifHaklariveSinemaGenelMüdürlügü,Dr.AbdurrahmanÇelik,GeneralDirector.