Distant

TAŞKALE A. R.

JOURNAL FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH, cilt.12, sa.3, ss.281-294, 2008 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14797580802522168
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-294
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.