Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (2011)

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   CrumbThumber

   the scenes shot the first night are among the most beautiful i have ever seen. the plains and hills, and then the shots in the village. 12 years 9 months ago
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   dombrewer

   So bizarre when people criticise a film like this for "nothing happening" - did you watch the film? Did you miss the

   murder, exhumation, guilt, ghosts, doubts, regrets, lies?

   Yes, it's slow, but I was fascinated throughout. I've not seen any of Ceylan's films before but was interested enough given the high critical praise from all sides. Superb atmospheric night-time cinematography mixed with fully fleshed characters from a different culture and a pinch of black humour. Excellent. 12 years 10 months ago
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   EylemBasakEkinci

   An overnight search for a missing body yields a quietly poignant autopsy on the human condition in “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia.” Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s somber, rigorous new feature is a meditative procedural that expands what would normally consume the first five minutes of a “Law & Order” episode into a slow-moving, nearly three-hour portrait of men at work, taking stock of the enormous social and moral burdens they bear. Beautifully crafted, ultra-rarefied pic won’t expand the audience for the Turkish auteur’s work, though festgoers will again appreciate Ceylan’s marvelous eye and surprising reserves of humor. 13 years 3 months ago

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