Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 26, 1959
Place of Birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Credits
28 titles
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Biography
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 26 January 1959; Istanbul) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film Winter Sleep (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, while five of his films have been selected as Turkey's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006). 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, playing 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.
Known For
Filmography
Otlar Sararırken
Creator
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
Self
About Dry Grasses
Producer
Making of The Wild Pear Tree
Himself
The Wild Pear Tree
Director
A Long Cold Winter
Winter Sleep
Director
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Himself
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Director
Making of Three Monkeys
Three Monkeys
Director
Making Climates
Destiny
Thanks
Climates
Isa
Making Distant
Distant
Director
Making Clouds of May
Clouds of May
Director
On the Edge
Thanks
Making The Small Town
The Small Town
Director
Cocoon
Director
Seviyorum Ergo Sum
Altın Koza
Self - Jury
Pale Sun
Director
Otlar Sararırken