Nuri Bilge Ceylan is Turkey's most celebrated director. Previously, his 'Three Monkeys' and 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia' were good, 'The Wild Pear Tree' better than good, and 'Winter Sleep' excellent.
'Kasaba' a.k.a. 'The Small Town' is, more precisely, about a rural village. It was Nuri's first production, in 1997, dedicated to his parents. Several of his family act in it, and he's director and cameraman. His genius was evident then.
It's poetry, beginning with a montage of scenes that deserve to be a photo book.
The latter half is mostly a family having a conversation around a fire.
There's no plot, more a lesson in life not being what we want, and that all we can do is go with its flow and survive. It was minimalistic and pretty, particularly the icy scenes that started it.
'Kasaba' a.k.a. 'The Small Town' is, more precisely, about a rural village. It was Nuri's first production, in 1997, dedicated to his parents. Several of his family act in it, and he's director and cameraman. His genius was evident then.
It's poetry, beginning with a montage of scenes that deserve to be a photo book.
The latter half is mostly a family having a conversation around a fire.
There's no plot, more a lesson in life not being what we want, and that all we can do is go with its flow and survive. It was minimalistic and pretty, particularly the icy scenes that started it.