Years active 1995–present Children Ayaz Ceylan Spouse Ebru Ceylan | Role Photographer Name Nuri Ceylan | |
Born 26 January 1959 (age 65) ( 1959-01-26 ) Istanbul, Turkey Alma mater Bogazici University
Mimar Sinan University Occupation Film director, photographer Awards Palme d'Or, Cannes Grand Prix Parents Mehmet Emin Ceylan, Fatma Ceylan Movies Winter Sleep, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, Distant, Three Monkeys, Climates Similar People Ebru Ceylan, Zeki Demirkubuz, Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sozen, Ercan Kesal Profiles | ||
Nuri bilge ceylan at the 49th new york film festival
Nuri Bilge Ceylan ([ˈnuːri ˈbilɟe ˈdʒejlan], born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish film director, photographer, screenwriter and actor.
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- Nuri bilge ceylan at the 49th new york film festival
- Nuri bilge ceylan trt s yle isi 1 3
- Early life
- Style and themes
- Awards
- References
He won the Palme d'Or, the highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival, in 2014. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006).
Nuri bilge ceylan trt s yle isi 1 3
Early life
Ceylan's love of photography started at the age of 15. While studying at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, he participated in cinema and photography clubs and he took passport-style photos to make pocket money. After graduating from university with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, he went to London and Kathmandu, Nepal, to decide what to do in life. Then he went back to Ankara, Turkey, to do military service. When he was in the army, he discovered that cinema would give shape to his life.
Style and themes
Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual, existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural settings, as well as play with sound, including the use of menacing silences. He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which, in his view, leaves the audiences to speculate on the brooding emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Until Climates, Ceylan's films are made on low budgets, with casts generally consisting of amateur actors, most of whom are family members (such as his mother and father).
Ceylan named his ten favorite films in the 2012 Sight & Sound Greatest Films Poll: Andrei Rublev (1966), Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), L'Avventura (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), Late Spring (1949), A Man Escaped (1956), The Mirror (1975), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), Shame (1968), and Tokyo Story (1953).