New Cinema in Turkey: Filmmakers and Identities between Urban and Rural Space
New Cinema in Turkey: Filmmakers and Identities between Urban and Rural Space focuses, with a very precise overview, on Turkish cinema that, since the mid-’90s, has seen the emergence and consolidation of a strong and original authorship, which has been accompanied by a growing recognition at the international level. This is a personal cinema, which, with a wide variety of styles and approaches to storytelling, addresses the issues of identity in a country that is in a crucial phase of its history, in both social and political terms.
The book presents a critical assessment of the last twenty years of the “New Turkish Auteur Cinema” by comparing the so-called “third generation”, the directors born in the early ’60s, to a fourth generation of directors, born in the ’70s and ’80s, who, in the great majority, made their debut in the last decade. As such, this study represents the most up-to-date English language book on Turkish cinema.
Giovanni Ottone is an Italian film critic and member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). He currently contributes film criticism to Italian publications, including Vivilcinema, Cinecritica and the site www.xxxinterferencexxx.com. His areas of expertise include Latin American, Spanish, Turkish, Israeli and Scandinavian cinema. He is the author and co-author of Cinema and Migration in North and South America (2000); Argentinean Cinema in 1990s (2001); Brazilian Cinema’s Roots (2003); Terra Brasil 95–05. Brazilian Cinema Renaissance (2005); Contemporary Argentinean Cinema and Leonardo Favio’s work (2006); España Cinema 2007: New Filmmakers and Old Maestros (2007); Argentina rodante – New Argentinean Cinema 2004–2008 (2008); and Winter’s Lights – Scandinavian Contemporary Cinema (2009). A Festival programmer, Giovanni Ottone is also a member of the Pesaro International Film Festival’s selection board.
“Since the mid-1990s, Turkish cinema has seen the emergence and consolidation of a strong and original authorship, which has been accompanied by a growing recognition at the international level. With a very precise and exhaustive overview, Giovanni Ottone contextualizes and examines these films. His book offers an insightful critical assessment of the last twenty years of the ‘New Turkish Auteur Cinema’, including work by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Zeki Demirkubuz and Tayfun Pirselimoglu, and by the younger generation of filmmakers, such as Özcan Alper, Emin Alper, Seyfi Teoman and Asli Özge.”
Professor Giovanni Spagnoletti
Lecturer, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
“This illuminating study offers a comprehensive overview of Turkish cinema from the mid-1990s to the present. Giovanni Ottone explores an admirably wide range of work here, paying close attention to the films’ diverse yet distinctive presentation of urban and rural environments. A valuable contribution to the field.”
Dr Alex Ramon
Film Critic and Lecturer, University of Reading, UK
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