Winter sleep. [videorecording (DVD)]

Winter sleep. [videorecording (DVD)]

Publication Date
2014

Physical Description
1 videodisc (196 min.)

Subject Term
Families -- Drama.
 
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
 
Foreign films.
 
Turkish drama.

Genre
Feature films.

Additional Contributors
Bilginer, Haluk.
 
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.

Performer
Haluk Bilginer.

Summary
Winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes, the new film from Turkish author Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon A Time In Anatolia) is an immersive and provocative drama. Set in the picturesque and striking landscape of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia, Winter Sleep focuses on a small village, half-empty, in the wintry off-season. The film follows a local celebrity, Aydin, an actor who runs a small hotel with his wife, writes a column for the local newspaper, and is toying with the idea of producing a book on Turkish theatre. With a steady, penetrating gaze reminiscent of that which Ingmar Bergman brought to his chamber pieces, Ceylan cuts through the smug self-image of a man who considers himself of elevated stature, but is ultimately brought face-to-face with who and what he truly is.

Language
Turkish

General Note
DVD.
 
Rated 14A.
 
Based on two Anton Chekhov stories: Excellent people and The wife.

Language Note
Language: Turkish ; Subtitles: English.


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