Clouds of May
1999 · Movie · 130 min. · Turkey
This is a movie within movie, which is almost recursive, i.e., the movie inside looks like director Ceylan's previous movie, Kasaba. It is about the movie director, Muzaffer, going back to his hometown to make a movie using a cast of local people. While Muzaffer is around, his mother complains about simple health problems, his father is in a legal fight against the government for his land, his cousin gets out of his job to help Muzaffer who promises him to find a job in Istanbul, and his little cousin Ali tries to carry an egg in his pocket for 40 days so that he'll get the watch of his dreams. In the meantime, they get to form the cast for Muzaffer's movie as well.
Direction Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast Emin Ceylan · Muzaffer Özdemir · Fatma Ceylan · Emin Toprak · Sadik Incesu · Muhammad Zimbaoglu
Soundtrack Johann Sebastian Bach · Franz Schubert · Frédéric Chopin
Screenplay Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cinematography Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Original title Mayis sikintisi
Also known as Clouds of May
6.6
205 votes (FilmAffinity)
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