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Showings

Chauncey -Theater 2 Sat, Jul 16, 2022 1:00 PM
Chauncey -Theater 2 Sun, Jul 17, 2022 4:00 PM
Chauncey -Theater 2 Tue, Jul 19, 2022 7:00 PM
Series Info
Series:Classics
Film Info
Rating:Not Rated
Runtime:110 minutes
Director:Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Year Released:2002
Production Country:Turkey
Language:Turkish

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20th Anniversary Presentation

"Close to Perfect. A movie of powerful accumulation. Ceylan…is part of the exclusive circle of global cinematic visionaries….Everything blends into one touching experience."—Desson Thomson, Washington Post

"A movie like this touches everyday life in a way that we can recognize as if Turkey were Peoria."—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Grade A. Haunting. Ceylan…frames the affecting, unstudied performances in gorgeously chosen shots…that sometimes teeter on the edge of comedy before knocking us breathless with their emotional power."—Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Mahmut is a relatively successful commercial photographer who has been struggling to come to terms with the growing gap between his artistic ideals and his professional obligations. His tedious workload, coupled with the lingering loss he still feels for his ex-wife (newly married and on the verge of leaving Istanbul for Canada), leaves Mahmut clinging to the melancholic and obsessive routines of his solitary life. Without warning, Mahmut’s distant relative Yusuf arrives in Istanbul determined to find a job aboard a ship so that he may fulfill his dream of traveling around the world. As the two men struggle to make a connection, communication is slowly reduced to the bare minimum; and their time together must come to an end.