Photo from Hurriyet Daily NewsAnother Great Turkish Film
from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White
Another great Turkish film to see! At this rate, we?ll be in the movie theaters every night. And it?s a good thing.
A scene from Çoğunluk….
Turkish film wins Lion of the Future Award at Venice
from Hurriyet Dailynews
The Golden Lion award at the famous Venice Film Festival, which ended Saturday, went to ‘Somewhere,’ a film from Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter, director Sofia Coppola. Young Turkish director Seren Yüce’s film ‘Çoğunluk’ (Majority), the story of a middle-class young man who rebels against his father’s brutish authority, won the Lion of the Future Award, which is given to a director’s debut film
Russian documentary film: extinct, or almost. Interview with Vitaly Mansky. Part two, Mumin Shakirov
from open Democracy News Analysis
Mumin Shakirov:
Many critics think Russian documentaries are hopeless – gloomy, if you will. Directors usually find their characters in the provinces, far away from Moscow, rather than in lively modern offices in the cities. And the Russian provinces are depressing.?
French film-maker Chabrol dies
from BBC News | Europe | World Edition
One of France’s best-known film directors, Claude Chabrol, has died at the age of 80, according to the AFP news agency.
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