At the historical crossroads between Eastern and Western cultures and home to great civilisations, Turkey continues to play an essential role as an intermediate space between the European and the Islamic.
The history of Turkish cinema up to 1950 was sporadic and unknown. Somewhat later, the film industry experienced a golden age around the Istanbul-based production company Yesilçam, which between the 1950s and 1970s developed a large production of B-movies that competed with Hollywood blockbusters. The figures from these years made Turkey the fifth largest producer in the world.
Today, filmmakers such as Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Can Ulkay, Deniz Gamze Ergüven portray the peculiarities of Turkish society and the production of TV series, a genre that has had a great impact on the international market, also reflects social problems and tensions.
Tuesday, 19 October, 20.30 h.
My father and my son. Çağan Irmak. Turkey, 2005, 108 min.
Sadik is a journalist living in 1970s Istanbul, although his father would have wanted him to study agricultural engineering so that he could work the land they own in their small village on the Aegean coast. Problems will force him to return to his place of origin and to confront his family. But he will not go alone, he will be accompanied by his son Deniz, who will meet his father's extended family for the first time.
Invitations at THIS LINK from 12 noon on Wednesday 6 October.
Activity carried out in collaboration with the Seville City Council.
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