Winter Sleep

Winter Sleep

  • Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
  • Writer: Ebru Ceylan,Nuri Bilge Ceylan,Anton Chekhov
  • Countries of origin: Turkey, France, Germany
  • Language: Turkish, English
  • Release date: June 12, 2014
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Зимова сплячка
  • "Winter Sleep" is a Turkish movie directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and starring Haruk Birkinel, Melisa Sozen and Demeter Akberg.
    The film tells the life of the retired actor Aiden. He runs a small hotel in central Anatolia and lives with his young wife Nihal, but their feelings are gone. His sister was immersed in the pain of divorce soon. With the advent of winter, the snow covered the land, the hotel became their refuge, and at the same time became a stage, on which all kinds of joys and sorrows were performed. 
    The film was released in Turkey on June 13, 2014. The film won the Palme d'Or for Best Picture at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. 

    Details

    • Release date June 12, 2014
    • Filming locations Cappadoccia, Turkey
    • Production companies NBC Film, Memento Films Production, Bredok Filmproduction

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $4,018,705

    Movie reviews

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    • By Zoie 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      Rumble and Alienation in Turkey

      The vast expanse of the land, talking about the alienated each other; it seems that there is compassion in the world, but turns a deaf ear to the hardships in front of them; the faith and justice that they talk about in their mouths have become the shackles and kidnappings in their eyes...

      Insurmountable different levels, the relatives and loved ones that Wuji faces safely, in the snow-white land, lonely and nowhere to escape, in the habitation of strange rocks, everything kills the...

    • By Reva 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      walk in the void

      "From a large chunk of time made up of huge and solid life events, the unnecessary parts of it are cut off and discarded, leaving only the constituent elements of the finished product, so as to complete the shaping of time." Ceylon's film is like "carving time" ”, non-story, non-dramatic, more like poetry and prose in literary creation - “focusing on human consciousness and emotional relationship, and focusing on exploring the proposition of human nature to choose and break free of existence...

    • By Vern 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      Born on the same earth, living in a different world

      #Recommended#Ceylon's "Hibernation" and "Wild Pear Tree"

      What you see and what you think is just what you think. The #unspeakable# in the heart of oneself and others is the one that truly hits and reaches people's hearts, and is also the most important and most weighty.

      These two dramas perfectly interpret the fate of "people are born to be alone". #Born on the same earth, living in a different world#

      Everyone lives in the "meaning" that they weave. But between the reality,...

    • By Jacklyn 2022-04-23 07:03:11

      like the slow pace of winter

      Sometimes it's really hard for us to understand what another person thinks, and we can't speculate without knowing it, like this movie. After reading it twice, I seem to feel that the creator wants to convey something, and I feel as if he didn't say anything, but just threw a series of questions to you, causing you to think, and as for the answer, sorry, you have to do it yourself Look for. Movies are art. A work that cares so much about the beauty of the picture and the content...

    • By Robbie 2022-04-23 07:03:11

      The only way is to respect without harassment, without contempt or praise

      The most bland but most resonant movie I have ever seen. I don't know what the theme of the whole film is, what I want to express, and what is the main line of the story. I only know the differences between characters, ranging from differences in social status, the poor and the rich, men and women, masters and waiters, to differences in living conditions, some people No worries about food and clothing, life is boring, and there is no freedom. Some people from poor families and children who...

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    • By Beulah 2023-09-19 14:25:06

      It is often said that the old husband and the young wife are a laughing stock, but after three and a half hours, Aiden's smile drifting in the wind and Nihal's gaze through the window seemed to give people a sense of security in their marriage. Raising a second-in-law daughter-in-law is like driving those well-built horses to exhaust your body and mind; giving blessings to the weak, but withdrawing like an electric shock by stroking the flames with your hands. The old man and the young wife...

    • By Napoleon 2023-06-09 07:24:07

      Chatting in the house, going out for a walk, chatting in the house, going out for a walk, the movie is not shot like this,...

    • By Alisha 2023-05-25 22:19:53

      The frequent dialogues between people did not show the effect of communication, and the feelings between people were gradually alienated. In fact, there was a rift between the people around and Mr. Empty and boring self-righteousness makes false propositions to show the depth of their thinking; acerbic high-minded self-righteous kings are in fact unsympathetic...

    • By Ali 2023-05-24 11:39:52

      There are not many deliberate shots, it is natural and plain, the relationship between people, values ​​and many human shortcomings are revealed one by one from the dialogue behavior, but it is never abrupt and preaching, there are a lot of blank spaces, and it is a static film of about three and a half hours. , not a bit dull, and the ups and downs of conflict emotions are also very real, a movie worth watching, and I found that the Chinese and English titles are completely opposite, just look...

    • By Danielle 2023-05-19 19:31:38

      Using different languages ​​at different levels with different objects every day, but still unable to reach an understanding with self, others and the world. Everyone is not only an island, but also always ready to fight with the beasts on the island. The last paragraph is touching, but this love of love is inevitably just a...

    Movie plot

    Retired actor Aiden owns a small hotel in Anatolia. He and Nihar are an old couple and young wife. Recently, they have been emotionally alienated. On the other hand, his sister Necla is still deeply mired in the misfortune of his marriage. In winter, the small town is covered with white snow. Aiden writes a column in the local newspaper every week. At the same time, he has been creating a book called "The History of Turkish Theater",...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The original footage of the film reached 200 hours, and the first cut was 4 hours and 30 minutes. It took Ceylon great effort to finally reduce its duration to 3 hours and 15 minutes.
    The film won the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2014, but was eliminated in the first round of the journey to declare the best foreign language film Oscar on behalf of Turkey.
    The second Turkish film in history to win the highest award in Cannes, the previous one...
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    Positive Reviews for

    A slow-paced but intense Turkish work. Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan explored human nature and social issues ambitiously, with far-reaching influence. Ceylon linked the coal mine fire incident in Turkey with his film at the Cannes Film Festival, thinking that the responsibility of the artist is to trigger public thinking about society. ABC believes that this is a very respectable embodiment of the director's professional ethics. ( U.S....
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    Negative reviews for

    Although "Winter Sleep" has artistic value, it is difficult to be accepted by the public. The story between the three protagonists of the film develops with the advent of winter, and explores each other's vanity and moral concepts in this relationship. Although the filming is beautiful, it often appears that there is no plot change for more than ten minutes, and the plot completely controlled by dialogue makes people who can only watch...
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    Movie quotes

    • Aydin: Not seeing a man for what he is, idolizing him like a god, and then being mad at him, because he's not a god. Do you think that's fair?

    • Necla: Philanthropy isn't tossing a bone to a hungry dog, it's sharing when you are just as hungry.

    • Aydin: Justice doesn't even exist in nature, why should it exist here?