With About Dry Grasses, his latest three-hour-plus study of a superfluous man, Nuri Bilge Ceylan keeps the spirit of classic Russian literature alive.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 19th Century Russian Novelist
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Exploring the Outer Edge of Film
With About Dry Grasses, his latest three-hour-plus study of a superfluous man, Nuri Bilge Ceylan keeps the spirit of classic Russian literature alive.
Found-footage documentary Manifesto is both a startling, necessary film but also a disturbing one, calling into question filmmaking ethics in a fascist state.
Boris Godunov transports us into a different world, even if Russia itself seems impervious to any kind of meaningful change.