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Directory of World Cinema: Turkey

 Since the 1990s, filmmakers in Turkey have increasingly explored notions of gender, genre, cultural memory, and national and transnational identity. Taking these themes as its starting point, this book—the first English-language directory of Turkish films—provides an extensive historical overview the country’s cinema since the early 1920s.
 
In chapters organized by genre—such as fantasy and science fiction, contemporary blockbusters, women’s films, Istanbul films, and transnational or accented cinema—leading scholars of Turkish cinema offer reflections on the country’s most important film movements and filmmakers. In the process, they illuminate the industrial, cultural, and political contexts in which the films they address were produced, exhibited, and circulated. The resulting volume, which includes a comprehensive filmography and recommendations for those interested in further exploration, will be an indispensible reference for scholars and students of Turkish cinema.


216 pages | 50 color plates | 7 x 10 | © 2013

Directory of World Cinema

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction by the Editor

Film of the Year

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Festival Focus

Ankara International Film Festival

Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival

Film Location

Istanbul

Directors

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Şerif Gören

Yilmaz Güney

Yeşim Ustaoğlu

Derviş Zaim

Stars

Ayhan Işik

Hülya Koçyiğit

Türkân Şoray 

Industry Spotlight

Yeşilçam

Early Cinema

Essay

Reviews

Sci-fi and Fantasy

Essay

Reviews

Women’s Films

Essay

Reviews

Blockbusters

Essay

Reviews

Drama

Essay

Reviews

Transnational Cinema

Essay

Reviews

Recommended Reading

Turkish Cinema Online

Test Your Knowledge

Notes on Contributors

Filmography

 

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