Highest-ranked title
Fatma Ceylan has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s.
Recurring themes
A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams of working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employment and the latter’s troubles and disappointments strain their relationship and living situation.
Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan · With Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer
Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones... Isa and Bahar are two lonely figures dragged through the ever-changing climate of their inner selves in pursuit of a happiness that no longer belongs to them.
Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan · With Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nazan Kesal
A story in four parts is told from the perspective of two children, showing life in school, in nature, with family and at home. All of this unfolding along with the seasons. The Small Town depicts life in the village, while also portraying the relationships between members of a small-town family, in a long centerpiece scene around a campfire with family members talking about the past, life and its disappointments. Both brother and sister witness the complexities and darkness of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of nature and wildlife.
Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan · With Mehmet Emin Toprak, Havva Sağlam, Cihat Bütün
