Distant


TAŞKALE A. R.

JOURNAL FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH, vol.12, no.3, pp.281-294, 2008 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/14797580802522168
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.281-294
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This article attempts to interpret Nuri Bilge Ceylan's award-winning film Distant [Uzak] (2002) through a discussion of social and cultural theory. Distant subtly chronicles the nature of the "distance" between two as individuals, between them and the other people in their lives, between them and strangers in their neighborhood, and between them and their country. They are essentially lost souls with little hope of resolving their problems and washing away their bitterness. To offer a systematic account of the film, the article especially elaborates on the concepts of time-image, isolated modern life and urban solitude, and the direct link between dirt and strangeness.