★★★★★ Award-winning Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has been a Cannes favourite since his debut film Koza won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in 1995, so it came as little surprise when his latest film, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), walked away with Grand Jury Prize at last year's festival. However, Ceylan's win is down to far more than simple industry favouritism, and UK audiences will get the chance to savour the director's latest masterstroke when it is released in select cinemas this Friday.
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- 3/14/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
★★★★☆ Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has been a Cannes favourite since his debut film Koza won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in 1995, so it came as little surprise when his latest film, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), walked away with Grand Jury Prize earlier this year. However, Ceylan's win is down to far more than simple industry favouritism, and we're extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to see such a supreme masterclass in filmmaking at this year's 55th BFI London Film Festival.
Starting at dusk and ending around the middle of the next day, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia follows the meticulous (if at times amateurish) investigation into the apparent murder of a local man at the hands of his two friends. Ceylan provides no motive or explanation for this seemingly random killing, instead preferring to focus on the interaction between the assisting Doctor Cemal (Muhammet Uzuner...
Starting at dusk and ending around the middle of the next day, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia follows the meticulous (if at times amateurish) investigation into the apparent murder of a local man at the hands of his two friends. Ceylan provides no motive or explanation for this seemingly random killing, instead preferring to focus on the interaction between the assisting Doctor Cemal (Muhammet Uzuner...
- 10/17/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
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