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This week Hairy Harmonies is looking at two B&W Turkish films with somewhat existentialist themes.

Thou Gild’st the Even (2013) Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi

1h 43m, Turkish with hard coded English subtitles written/directed by Onur Ünlü

This is VERY much ‘Arthouse Cinema’ with many surreal bits. Since I can’t find a hi-def version, we have to settle for a DVD rip. Pay serious attention to its content warnings, with the worst of it being protracted and disturbing domestic abuse.

Synopsis: Cemal is an assistant referee in football matches, Yasemin raises poultry, Defne is a street vendor who sells books, Doctor Irfan is occupied with his patients… In this town with two suns and three full moons in the sky, Cemal -who can see through the walls- has no expectation out of life and looks for a way out with Yasemin -who can move objects with her fingers- as he was trying to deal with the distress that fell on his. However, Defne, who can freeze time will muddle things up; Yasemin’s immortal boss’ actions will contradict the invisible elementary school teacher’s advices who is trying to eliminate the worries of Cemal.

Time to Love (1965) Sevmek Zamani

1h 31m, Turkish with hard coded English subtitles directed by Metin Erksan , cinematography by Mengü Yegin

Synopsis/Review: Ostensibly, this is a love story between a withdrawn bachelor who falls in love with the picture of a woman while at work in one of the massive villas on Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands. When he meets the actual woman, he fears a relationship with the real-life person could never match his dreams. That’s a great premise, but without more exposition portions may feel like oh so much melodrama! Perhaps the protagonists are meant to be deep and brooding, but what we hear is not deep enough to legitimize the pathos. Despite that minor complaint, the film is so beautifully shot that it is a real treat to watch.

P.S. This film has nothing to do with the more recent TV series of the same name.

Content Warnings:

Thou Gild’st the Even/Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi Turkey rating: 15+ / domestic violence (severe), warnings from ME via www.doesthedogdie.com/media/69962 under spoiler tags: :::spoiler 23 warnings that won’t spoil the film domestic violence (severe) woman slapped reality unstable or unhinged dissociation, depersonalization, or derealization animal dies dead animal someone uses drugs self-harm someone attempts suicide someone watched without knowing obscene language/gestures homophobic slurs existentialism debated car crash gun violence razors shaving/cutting amputation (surreal) vomit someone wet/soil themselves defecation minor sexualized physical assault that MIGHT be interpreted to represent r*pe ::: :::spoiler 0 warnings that WILL spoil the film all known warnings are listed in the previous category :::

Time to Love/Sevmek Zamani Norway Streaming rating: 15 / warnings from ME via www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1672546 under spoiler tags :::spoiler 5 warnings that won’t spoil the film gun violence natural bodies of water someone leaves without saying goodbye someone watched without knowing someone dies ::: :::spoiler 2 warnings that WILL spoil the film major character dies sad ending ::: Note: I was the only person to rate either of these movies (I didn’t bother with IMDB, which lists nothing, but did make the sole ratings thus far on ‘dogdies’), so I encourage viewers to add to the ratings.

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movie links:

• 4:00pm EDT/20:00 UTC – Thou Gild’st the Even : tankie.tube/w/r74qzWUpKrNXswFoUi48hE
• 6:00pm EDT/22:00 UTC – Time to Love : tankie.tube/w/kAP3k3PtoAwif48bVLf3oE