Such a transplant would ideally show us a large city we aren’t that familiar with, just as Teoman and cinematographer Birgit Gudjonsdottir (whose work is unfussy and pleasing) show Ankara - long underutilized by Istanbul-centric Turkish directors - as a varied, vibrant and surprisingly scenic modern metropolis, a kind of Anatolian Barcelona perhaps.What actually prompted me to see this movie was the fact that it was directed by a director like Seyfi Teoman who was nominated for European Discovery of the Year in 2008 with his movie 'Summer Book', which was indeed a promising debut, and the fact that Our Grand Despair was selected to be in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival but I rarely watch an adaptation without reading the book first. Also problematic throughout is the fact that several key scenes occur off-screen. One can easily imagine the uncrowned king of the bromance sub-genre, Paul Rudd, taking on the Ender role, with maybe Brad William Henke as his Lennie - Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is invoked by Ender at one point, which isn’t exactly flattering for the straightforward but far from mentally-retarded Cetih.Īny Stateside redo might want to pep up the ending of a picture, which peters out in pleasant, agreeable style rather than coming to much of a climax. Indeed, the picture works much better as a portrait of a complex, intense - but never remotely homoerotic - male bond, the kind of relationship which American cinema has only recently started to explore. Plus, her inexperience is all the more noticeable alongside the more seasoned male stars. While there’s no doubting Sayin’s beauty, her performance as the girl/woman Nihal is simperingly mannered rather than entrancingly seductive.
Given this premise, Our Grand Despair ( Bizim Buyuk Caresizligimiz) relies heavily on the charms of the female lead. (“We’re real pigs,” they realize.) Before long, they discover that they’re both falling in love with the pretty, demure, much younger university student. The ‘boys’ take some time to adapt to having their bachelor existence compromised by a female presence.
They’re soon joined by the traumatized Nihal ( Gunes Sayin), sister of their friend Fikret ( Taner Birsel), who needs somewhere to stay following the death of her parents in a car crash. 'White Plastic Sky' Review: From Hungary, Richly Realized Dystopian World-Building
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