The first feature in five years from Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Distant) is one of the must-see art films of the year.
KURU OTLAR ÜSTÜNE
Turkey/France/Germany/Sweden, 2023, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
A middle school art teacher (and self-absorbed intellectual) toiling unhappily in a sleepy, snowy village in remote East Anatolia yearns to move to cosmopolitan Istanbul. But he fears his dream will never come true when he’s accused of inappropriate behavior with a 14-year-old female student. Merve Dizdar, playing another teacher, won the Best Actress prize at Cannes 2023. “Ceylan at his most limber and mischievous.” –Variety. Cleveland premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 197 min. Special admission $13; members, CIA/CSU I.D. holders, age 25 & under $10; no passes. https://aboutdrygrasses.movie/
Special admission $13; members, CIA/CSU I.D. holders, age 25 & under $10; no passes.
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2024/03/21 - 2024/03/23
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