GÖL ZAMANI / TIME OF THE LAKE
2013, Colour, Turkey, First Films World Competition
Original language : turkish
Subtitles language : english
Production Team
Director :
Cafer Özgül
Screenwriter :
Cafer Özgül
Cinematographer :
Ali Özel
Editor :
Erkan Tekemen
Cast :
Emre Canpolat, Begüm Birgören, Cemil Büyükdö?erli, Didem Balçin, Mehmet Atay
Music :
Yurdal Tokcan
Film production and Sales :
Focus Film, Gül Sokak 4, 1 Levent, Istanbul (Turquie), tél.: (+90-212) 269 09 67, [email protected] / TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Co.), [email protected]
Synopsis
Turkey in 1930. The entire country is in a state of transition following the Atatürk reforms. Two close friends, Ahmet and Refik, recent medical school graduates, decide to explore Anatolia, emulating the romantics of the 19th century. They arrive at a small town on the Aegean and are lodged by Mr. Ha?im who is an old member of the Party of Union and Progress. His daughter Elif is a shy and a melancholy girl. One night, she and Refik meet by the lakeside and a romance between them is kindled. But Refik is too filled with notions of adventure to settle down. He abandons Elif and travels on to Europe. Ahmet also is smitten by Elif. His attraction unrequited, Ahmet remains in the town just to be near her. As the years go by, Elif continues to wait for Refik. Despite occasional re-encounters, Refik's spark for Elif has never re-ignited, nor has he found anyone to replace her. And Ahmet continues to pine for Elif. Then, one day, Refik returns to town to visit his old friend who has taken ill. The three are together again and there are old scores to settle.
Director
Born in Aksaray-Ortaköy, Turkey in 1964, Cafer Özgül graduated in political science from Ankara University and began working in television production in 1986. Over the years he has written, produced and directed numerous programs in a wide variety of categories. As a producer his 80TH STEP (1995) won best film at the Istanbul Festival and as a director his People of a Captured City series (2003) won the special jury prize at the Sedat Simavi television awards. TIME OF THE LAKE is his first fiction feature as a director.
Projections
Friday August 30, 2013 - 10:30 AM - CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 13
Saturday August 31, 2013 - 09:40 PM - CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 13
Sunday September 1, 2013 - 12:30 PM - CINÉMA QUARTIER LATIN 13
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