The Cinematic Landscapes of Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Cinematic Landscapes of Nuri Bilge Ceylan
March 24–April 17, 2016
Discover the complex and subtle films of Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, "one of the most important auteurs working today" (NY Times), including his latest, the Palme d'Or recipient Winter Sleep.
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Films
Winter Sleep
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 2014Thursday, March 24 7 PMView DetailsInspired by Dostoevsky, Ibsen, and Chekhov, Ceylan’s slow-burning masterpiece of fear and self-loathing among a well-off family in breathtakingly beautiful Cappadocia won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
The Small Town
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 1997Saturday, March 26 6 PMView DetailsCeylan’s feature debut is a wistful look at village life and the structures that bind communities and family together, based on an autobiographical story by the director’s sister. With short Cocoon.
Clouds of May
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 1999Sunday, March 27 6:30 PMView DetailsCeylan’s second film—in some ways a “making of” his first—tells the story of a filmmaker who returns to the village of his childhood to scout locations for a new project.
Distant
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 2002Saturday, April 2 8 PMView DetailsWinner of the Cannes Grand Jury Prize
Introduced by Deniz Göktürk
A lonely photographer haunts the windswept streets of Istanbul, until the arrival of a small-town cousin interrupts—or compounds—his solitude.The Small Town
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 1997Sunday, April 3 4:30 PMView DetailsCeylan’s feature debut is a wistful look at village life and the structures that bind communities and family together, based on an autobiographical story by the director’s sister. With short Cocoon.
Climates
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 2006Friday, April 8 8:30 PMView DetailsThe insecurities of the modern male get a fitting dissection in Ceylan’s study of a disintegrating relationship between a self-centered academic and a television producer. “Subtle, substantial, and sublimely beautiful” (Time Out London).
Clouds of May
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 1999Saturday, April 9 8:15 PMView DetailsCeylan’s second film—in some ways a “making of” his first—tells the story of a filmmaker who returns to the village of his childhood to scout locations for a new project.
Once upon a Time in Anatolia
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011Sunday, April 10 6:30 PMView DetailsA police procedural unspools across the Turkish steppes in Ceylan’s Cannes Grand Prix winner. “Both beautiful and beautifully observed, with a delicate touch and flashes of humor and horror” (NY Times).
Distant
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 2002Saturday, April 16 6 PMView DetailsWinner of the Cannes Grand Jury Prize
Introduced by Deniz Göktürk
A lonely photographer haunts the windswept streets of Istanbul, until the arrival of a small-town cousin interrupts—or compounds—his solitude.Three Monkeys
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey/France/Italy, 2008Saturday, April 16 8:30 PMView DetailsA conniving politician hits and kills a pedestrian, then bribes his chauffeur to take the fall, in this “psychologically suspenseful, spare, and contemplative neo-noir” (LA Times) that won Ceylan Best Director at Cannes.
Winter Sleep
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkey, 2014Sunday, April 17 2:30 PMView DetailsInspired by Dostoevsky, Ibsen, and Chekhov, Ceylan’s slow-burning masterpiece of fear and self-loathing among a well-off family in breathtakingly beautiful Cappadocia won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.







