the films of yilmaz guney

THEFILMSOFYILMAZGUNEY

Saturday2/11@1PMBRIDEOFTHEEARTH

ApoorAnatolianmansetsouttomakehisfortunesothathecanmarryhisbeloved,butherfamilyhastheireyesonamoreprofitablematchwitharichlandowner.YilmazGüney’slyricalrevengedramaechoesthemasterfulcinemaofSatyajitRayandRobertoRossellini.

Saturday2/11@5PMTHEHUNGRYWOLVES

YilmazGüneydirectsandstarsinthisferociouslyexciLng“Turkishwestern”setintheblindingsnowsoftheeasternmountains,wherealaconichiredkillerfindshimselfbothhunterandhunted.

Thursday2/16@7PMTHEHERDWinneroftheBriLshFilmInsLtuteawardandtheGoldenLeopard(GrandPrize)attheLocarnoFilmFesLval,TheHerdhasbecomeaclassicofworldcinema.AnausterelybeauLfulneorealistepic,TheHerdportraysaKurdishfamilyfromsouthernAnatoliawho,embroiledinabloodfeudwithaneighboringclan,aredrivenbytheirtyrannicalpatriarchtoaucLontheirflockofsheepinfar‐offAnkara.

Saturday2/18@1PMELEGY

Saturday2/18@3PMTHEFRIEND

YilmazGüneystarsasoneofabandofoutlawswhofallintoanambushinatreacherousmountainlandscapeinthisstrikingadventuredrama,whichhasfrequentlybeencomparedtothefilmsofSergioLeoneandAkiraKurosawa.

AprosperousarchitecthasacrisisofconscienceaaerreuniLngwithhiscrusadingchildhoodfriendinoneofYilmazGüney’sfinestlateworks,whichevokestheEuropeanartcinemaofAntonioniandPasoliniinitsellipLcalnarraLveandboldstylisLcflourishes.

YOL Thursday2/23@7PM

YilmazGüney’smasterpiece—amajesLcstoryaboutfiveprisonersreleasedforaweek‐longfurloughwhoseindividualodysseysunitetoformagrandallegoryforthestateofmodernTurkey—wonthePalmed’Oratthe1982CannesFilmFesLvalandbecameaworldwidecausecélèbre.ProfessorsHollyShisslerandHakanKaratekewillintroducethefilm.

YilmazGüneydirectsandstarsinthissearingneorealistdrama,oaencomparedtotheclassicBicycleThievesandhailedasoneofthebestfilmsinthehistoryofTurkishcinema.

HOPE Saturday2/25@1PM

THEPOORSaturday2/25@3PMThreeconvictsrelatethecausesfortheirimprisonmentinYilmazGüney’sgrippingdrama,whichhadtobecompletedbyacollaboratoraaerGüneywashimselfimprisonedforharbouringanarchiststudents.

Admission:$5$25seriespass

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SpecialthankstotheRepublicofTurkeyMinistryofCultureandTourism;TurkishCultureandTourismCounselor'sOffice,Washington,D.C.;HüseyinKarabey,TheGüneyFoundaLon;ErjuAckman,TurkishCinemaNewslener.Thisseriesfeaturesnew35mmprintsprovidedbytheRepublicofTurkey,MinistryofCultureandTourism–GeneralDirectorateofCopyrightandCinema/TelifHaklariveSinemaGenelMüdürlügü,Dr.AbdurrahmanÇelik,GeneralDirector.