Review of Three Monkeys (2008) by Steff A — 03 Jun 2013
A wonderful painting of a movie by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, currently, the most important turkish filmmaker? I'll watch that any day of the year! This is a wonderful movie quiet, tough and poetic that mesmerizes you from minute one with its spellbinding cinematography and its slow pacing.
Ceylan chooses very carefully what to show us and what to hide from us in every step of the way. His shots are very meticulously created, in each and every one a different character or situation is highlited and that's just great.
The cinematography as I've already mentioned is spellbinding and echoes Tarkovsky in a beautiful way. This is a family drama and the performances serve it greatly with everyone being simply a natural and nailing it completely.
The family is also very interesting as characters and it's really amazing to see their state of mind change as they follow their downward spiral of secrets and lies all the way the way to the bottom.
In the end it's a game of survival and sometimes people just won't be the same in order to stay together and make it through. Like a poet and a painter Ceylan creates this mosaic of images and words and leaves us amazed by the final product.
A rare film that you must see. This is also my 200th entry in my favorite films list! Yay! Here's to 1000!
This review of Three Monkeys (2008) was written by Steff A on 03 Jun 2013.
Three Monkeys has generally received positive reviews.
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