Cinema Lies at the Heart of Istanbul

Cinema Lies at the Heart of Istanbul September 25–October 2, 2014

In conjunction with the exhibition “A Hundred Years of Love,” held in honor of Turkish Cinema’s 100th anniversary, Istanbul Modern Cinema presents a program of Istanbul films from different genres and periods, selected by Necip Sarıcı and Müge Turan. Consisting of 10 films set in or themed around Istanbul throughout history, the program reflects the aesthetic transformation the city has undergone from its old days to the present, and also functions as a kind of documentary on the city’s social history and architecture. From its squatter neighborhoods to its palaces, the program shows the city’s thousands of faces, merging entirely different lives and stories in Istanbul.