Muzaffer ??zdemir,
Mehmet Emin Toprak,
Zuhal Gencer Erkaya,
Nazan Kirilmis,
Feridun Koç
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Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan writes and directs the taciturn drama Uzak (Distant). Following a major economic crisis, the young dreamer Yusuf (Mehmet Emin Toprak) leaves his small village in se... read more
DVD Release Date: March 22, 2005
Stats: 281 reviews
I guess I rather watch slices of cake than slices of life. Hitchcock was always right. Why is that some filmmakers think they are giving us profound, meaningful messages through flat out nothingness?
Melancholic yes and the story will not be to everyone?s taste but Uzak is a visual treat, it is the most beautifully shot film I have ever seen!
A film about isolation. Not much happens and not much is said, but it's still an absorbing watch.
This film really frustrated me. Uzak is well acted and undeniably beautifully photographed, and has some very cleverly thought out shots and framing techniques. But I was left with a "is that it?" feeling, and found the metaphors both unsubtle and repeated to the nth degre... read more
Turkish movie Uzak (Distant) was a very slow and simple story about two relatives, a young man Yusuf that came from a village and arrived in Istanbul to stay with his older cousin Mahmut.Yusuf was looking for work in the big city, but after some weeks trying, he was still without... read more
A beautifully photographed film with very nuanced acting. Everything comes together just perfectly and sets the right mood. The snowy background conveys as much as the leads. The story is minimalist, we are just observing a few days in someone's life and just as in real life, it'... read more
OK, I lost my attention span towards the end, not a lot goes on in this movie, but that's part of its draw to some, I can respect that, but I'm easily distracted and bored.
A study in the boredom of routine life: loneliness, isolation, alienation. A Turkish Tarkovsky. So very good.
this movie will hit you in the stomach like a wet baseball. i don't know what that means, but this is well done. it evokes the fundamental loneliness of human existence, as well as being a movie about unlikely friendship.
Ultimately, it becomes a movie about the feeling of being alive, the sensation of existence. It's a movie, in a way, about everything. Full Review
Straightforward, droll, brutally honest and arresting, if somewhat stately in progress. Full Review
There is no simple sense of uplift in Distant. But there is an exhilaration to revealing the human condition, and Ceylan is ever on the lookout. Full Review
This is a movie that dares to ask a powerful question: What does it mean to be really alone? How does it look?
The film possesses a view of the human condition nearly as stark and clear-eyed as its stunning cinematography, which paints Istanbul's domes and minarets and rural Anatolia's breathtaking landscapes ... Full Review
Unwanted guests have a benefit: They can remind us of our own dislikes and vulnerabilities, and help us come to terms (or not) with them. Full Review
The film takes place in Turkey, but its dynamic could be transplanted anywhere -- maybe to our own families. Full Review
A Chekhovian tale of major artistic power. Full Review
A sublime treat for anyone with a taste for subtly rendered, almost purely cinematic expression. Full Review
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