——Alienation and loneliness reflected in long shots
"You said you were going to make movies like Tarkovsky"
Really love this movie
Simple plot, very little dialogue, slow long shots, beautiful photography - every scene is a picture, and all the pictures form the rich loneliness and loneliness
Human alienation and the intellectuals of Istanbul:
Two characters in the movie: Cousin Mamu: Photographer, who took pictures for the tile farm, once had a passionate pursuit of art and became an excellent photographer, but life has long since wiped out his ideals and passions, and the rest It's just a body without a soul; after divorcing his wife, all that is left in his life is loneliness and isolation, eating bread dipped in butter, watching TV shows day after day, filming films for companies to make a living, recruiting prostitutes, watching Pornographic films to solve physiological needs, drinking, eating meat and smoking in small restaurants and watching the liveliness and noise of people passing by – loneliness and repetition are the themes of life, while alienation and indifference are the gifts of life. Cousin Youshu: Because the factory in his hometown was demolished, he was forced to make a living and came to Istanbul with a dream. He came to find a job to realize his dream. He met his cousin and stayed at his cousin’s house temporarily before finding a job—host and guest, The situation of being under the fence of others is also the source of all contradictions. You Shulai has dreams in the distance in his heart, but reality has shattered them again and again: he wants to become a seaman, but he is told that he will have nothing in his life; He was frustrated and never succeeded; he was angry and powerless when his mother was insulted in his hometown. He wanted to earn money to make his mother proud in the village; the job that Ma Mu asked for was directly rejected; Watching and following behind him, the indifferent gaze keeps people away. Mamu has always been so indifferent? He also had a warm side. He was indifferent when he met his ex-wife, but stayed in front of her house for a long time. When she left, he went to the airport to say goodbye silently. For Youshu, let him accompany him to take a photo album, although Youshu couldn't help but This gave him a handsome reward; Mamu had a passion, but it was the life of the city, and the lonely experience resisted the outlet of passion, making him cold and withdrawn. Youshu also has dignity. The conflict between him and Ma Mu eventually broke out: he wanted to relive the joys of childhood with his cousin, treat his cousin’s house as his own, and did not abide by the third chapter of the contract. The prostitute's sexual affairs are not going well, and he is very angry with Youshu and severely punishes; a pocket watch - Ma Mu suspects that Youshu has taken and even searched his luggage. Yushu's personality and dignity have been questioned and insulted, and he left Ma alone. In Mu's house, wandering alone in Istanbul with dreams that have not yet begun but have become mottled and broken. Mamu sat in the port, smoking Yushu's cheap sailor cigarettes, watching the steamboats coming and going, the calm water, this is the distance, but also the reality.
Ceylon uses a lot of long shots to show the alienation and isolation between people. The sense of pressure and indifference runs through the whole film. It conveys emotion and builds the atmosphere through cinematic techniques. I really like this movie. The film is subtle and depressing, delicate and calm. This kind of film cannot be watched over and over again, but only needs to be watched once with full attention, and then the aftertaste will last for a long time.
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