Turkish Chronicles
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Date: January 01, 1964 to February 01, 1965
Dates Note: 1964
Country of Origin:
France
Place of Origin: France
Languages:
French
Color: B&W/Color
Silent: No
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Curator Notes
Description:
In 1964, Pialat and cinematographer Willy Kurant (Masculin féminin) headed to Turkey, where they produced a series of six lyrical shorts dedicated to the country’s history and people. Subjects included the poetry of Nazim Hikmet (Maître Galip), the history of the city of Istanbul generally and its Golden Horn peninsula in particular (Byzance, Istanbul, Bosphore, and La corne d’or), and the wrestling competition at Pehlivan (Pehlivan) . . . These films offer a valuable glimpse of the artist honing his style, and an insight into the particular relationship between documentary and fiction in his filmmaking. Museum of the Moving Image
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