The Yusuf Trilogy- Semih Kaplanoglu Your trilogy also mirrors the social upheaval taking place in a rural district. Despite realistic and even precise ethnographic observations, you chose an “aesthetic of beauty” for your film. Why?Kaplanoglu: I believe that reality is beautiful! And I grew up with poetry. In our culture, feelings are expressed with poetry – or at least they were until cinema came along. I was born into this tradition and for me it is only natural that a cinematic work should have a lyrical basic feeling. via: Quantara.de
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The Yusuf Trilogy- Semih Kaplanoglu

Your trilogy also mirrors the social upheaval taking place in a rural district. Despite realistic and even precise ethnographic observations, you chose an “aesthetic of beauty” for your film. Why?

Kaplanoglu: I believe that reality is beautiful! And I grew up with poetry. In our culture, feelings are expressed with poetry – or at least they were until cinema came along. I was born into this tradition and for me it is only natural that a cinematic work should have a lyrical basic feeling.

via: Quantara.de

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