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Six films in fresh styles by innovative Turkish directors
ISTANBUL - With its 'New Turkish Cinema' division, the 28th edition of the Istanbul International Film Festival that continues through April 19 will bring subtitled versions of a rich selection of movies by newcomers and some of Turkey's most innovative directors to English-speaking audiences.
’Autumn pain’: A purgatory? Not quite
"Tipota, vre, ohi, ne, avrio, simera, nani nani, moraki mou," words scattered in a dramatic sequence of phrases spelled out by trembling mouths accompanied by faces in close-up with watery eyes, staying fixed on the lens, longer that one would expect; Greek words popping up in undisciplined manner among disciplined lines of phrases in Turkish, probably sounding incomprehensive to the small Turkish audience at my local cinema where I watched Tomris Giritlioğlu’s latest movie "Autumn Pain," a new movie which is set in September 1955 in Istanbul against the background of the rampage by the Turkish mob against the Greek and other minorities of the city.
Gönül's remarks evoke reminiscences in the Rums
The remarks by Defense Minister Vecdi Gönul last week that population exchange at the beginning of the Turkish Republic was necessary for the building of a Turkish nation state, have already been harshly criticized in Turkey. The minister himself has claimed his remarks were misunderstood. Yet, in his speech at the Turkish Embassy in Brussels, his position was clear, "If there were Greeks in the Aegean and Armenians in most places in Turkey today, would it be the same nation-state? I do not know what words I can use to explain the importance of the population exchange, but if you look at the former state of affairs, its importance will become very clear."