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Mike Brown 5/9/17 International Film Country Report
Mike Brown 5/9/17 International Film Country Report
5/9/17
International Film
Country Report
CINEMA OF TURKEY
Mustafa Kemal founded Turkey in 1923. Kemals goal was to bring this fallen ground
back up and modernize it in terms of technology and government. The 1940s brought
about an election system to bring government officials into office, which was a great
occurrence for the Democratic Party when the 1950s rolled around. The 1970s brought a
time of tension, terrorism, and unemployment. Within the next decade, the government
began to fight these problems and bring back peace and order.
RELIGION: ISLAM
After cinema had been relatively unpopular in Turkey for some time, a new wave in
Turkish filmmakers swept the scene in the 1990s. These Turkish films tended to focus on
dramatic storylines. Turkish directors lean towards a minimal use of dialogue, while
NOTABLE FILMS:
Innocence (2004) Dir. By Lucille Hadzihalilovic (winner for Best New Director at the
Uzak (Distant) (2002) Dir. By Nuri Bilge Ceylan (winner for Best Actor at Cannes)
The Edge of Heaven (2007) Dir. By Fatih Akin (winner for Best Screenplay and Prize of
NOTABLE DIRECTORS:
(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)
NURI BILGE CEYLAN (Distant, Once Upon a Time In Anatolia, Climates) known for
SEMIH KAPLANOGLU (Honey, Milk, Egg) aims towards realistic filmmaking and
1) (x) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) (x) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I
clearly explain that in the paper.
3) (x) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used
indentation and citation within the text.
4) (x) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the
bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) (x) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) (x) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another
way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) (x) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or
originality.
8) (x) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the
research and ideas used in my paper.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Helen Chapin Metz, ed. Turkey: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of
Congress, 1995.
Samuels, A. J. "Introducing Turkish Cinema's Fierce New Wave." Culture Trip. N.p., 20
"Turkey Country Profile." BBC News. BBC, 07 Mar. 2017. Web. 08 May 2017.
"Turkish Facts and Statistics." Turkish Facts and Statistics - All About Turkey. N.p., n.d.