İstanbul Modern Cinema presents a selection of nine films made by Metin Erksan, one of the most important directors of Turkish cinema. The selection focuses on the 1960’s, Erksan’s period of maturity in which he arguably produced the best films of his career.
BEYOND THE NIGHTS (GECELERİN ÖTESİ), 1960
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 85’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Kadir Savun, Erol Taş, Hayati Hamzaoğlu
CİNGÖZ RECAİ, 1954
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 88’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Turan Seyfioğlu, Avni Dilligil, Neriman Köksal
DRY SUMMER (SUSUZ YAZ), 1963
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 90’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Erol Taş, Hülya Koçyiğit, Ulvi Doğan
REVENGE OF THE SNAKES (YILANLARIN ÖCÜ), 1962
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 102’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Fikret Hakan, Nurhan Nur, Aliye Rona
THE GUILTY ARE AMONG US (SUÇLULAR ARAMIZDA), 1964
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 98’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Belgin Doruk, Tamer Yiğit, Ekrem Bora
THE HERO OF NINE MOUNTAINS (DOKUZ DAĞIN EFSANESİ), 1958
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 107’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Fikret Hakan, Serpil Gül, Hayri Esen
THE QUARTER FRIENDS (MAHALLE ARKADAŞLARI), 1961
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 90’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Efkan Efekan, Suna Selen, Kadir Savun
THE WELL (KUYU), 1968
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 84’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Nil Göncü, Hayati Hamzaoğlu, Aliye Rona
TIME TO LOVE (SEVMEK ZAMANI), 1965
Türkiye | 35mm, Black-White, 89’ | Turkish
Director: Metin Erksan
Cast: Müşfik Kenter, Sema Özcan, Süleyman Tekcan