Nuri Bilge Ceylan is still working on Yorgun Güneş, his new movie. It was already known that Ceylan is writing his first summer movie and that the lead parts will be played by Pınar Deniz, Altan ...

To those who may feel intimidated by the prospect of a three-hour-and-16-minute Turkish movie bearing the somnambulant title “Winter Sleep,” director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has this advice: don’t be afraid ...

When is time not on the side of any Cannes film premiere? Nuri Bilge Ceylan‘s About Dry Grasses, which had its world premiere Friday night, follows the middle-class melancholy of a Turkish rural ...

Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan specializes in slow-burn narratives set against poetically desolate landscapes, but his movies always have a clear direction. From the melancholic romance of ...

The latest discursive saga from the 2014 Palme d'Or winner ('Winter Sleep') revolves around schoolteachers in a remote rural region. By Leslie Felperin Contributing Film Critic Of course, that’s not ...

Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan has responded to criticism regarding his participation in Iran's government-run Fajr Film Festival, saying that it should not be considered a show of support for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's the sixth time Turkey has selected a Ceylan film to represent the country at the Academy Awards, though none have advanced to ...

The Turkish drama won the best actress honor for star Merve Dizdar at this year's Cannes Film Festival. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Sideshow and Janus Films have picked up U.S. rights to ...

Reporting from Cannes, France — For more than a decade, the Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has been reliably bringing a movie to the Cannes Film Festival every time he had a new one, starting with ...

His moody 2004 film, ‘Distant,’ about an unemployed factory worker in Istanbul, has been revived for a short run at Film Forum in Manhattan. By J. Hoberman The miracle of Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Distant” ...

Turkish director aims for broader art-house recognition, and perhaps his first Oscar nomination, with his Cannes-winning Chekhovian drama. To those who may feel intimidated by the prospect of a ...