Between September 22-30 Istanbul Modern Cinema presents a film selection in conjunction with the exhibition Dream and Reality. The program’s curator Derya Alabora has prepared a selection of films featuring women directors, actresses or film characters she considers to be landmarks in Turkish cinema. The program consists of eight films. On Thursday, September 29 at 17:00 a talk will be held entitled “Representation of Women in Turkish Cinema” with guests Deniz Türkali, Derya Alabora, and Melek Özman.
HAREM SUARE, 1999
Türkiye, Italy | 35mm, Color, 105’ | Turkish, Italian
Director: Ferzan Özpetek
Cast: Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Haluk Bilginer, Serra Yılmaz
HIDDEN FACES (SAKLI YÜZLER), 2007
Türkiye | 35mm, Color, 127’ | Turkish
Director: Handan İpekçi
Cast: Şenay Aydın, İştar Gökseven, İştar Gökseven
INNOWHERELAND (HİÇBİRYERDE), 2002
Türkiye, Almanya | DCP, Renkli, 105’ | Türkçe
Cast: Zuhal Olcay, Meral Okay, Michael Mendl
OH BELİNDA!, 1986
Turkey | DVD, Color, 100’ | Turkish
Director: Atıf Yılmaz
Cast: Müjde Ar, Macit Koper, Yılmaz Zafer, Güzin Özipek
THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE), 2007
Türkiye, Germany | 35mm, Color, 122’ | Turkish, German, English
Director: Fatih Akın
Cast: Nurgül Yeşilçay, Tuncel Kurtiz, Baki Davrak
THE WOMAN OF MY LIFE (HAYATIMIN KADINISIN), 2006
Türkiye | DVD, Color, 88’ | Turkish
Director: Uğur Yücel
Cast: Türkan Şoray, Uğur Yücel, Yıldırım Memişoğlu
WAITING FOR THE CLOUDS (BULUTLARI BEKLERKEN), 2004
Turkey, France, Germany, Greece | 35mm, Color, 92' | Turkish
Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Cast: Rüçhan Çalışkur, Rıdvan Yağcı, İsmail Baysan, Dimitris Kaberidis, Feride Karaman