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Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Istanbul, Turkey
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 26 January 1959; Istanbul) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film Winter Sleep (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes…
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Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 26 January 1959; Istanbul) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film Winter Sleep (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, while five of his films have been selected as Turkey's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006). Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual, existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural settings, playing with sound(including the use of menacing silences.) He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which, in his view, leaves the audiences to speculate on the brooding emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Until Climates, Ceylan's films are made on low budgets, with casts generally consisting of amateur actors, most of whom are family members.
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2025
Otlar Sararırken
TV show Creator
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2025
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
Movie Self
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2023
About Dry Grasses
Movie Producer
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2018
Making of The Wild Pear Tree
Movie Himself
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2018
The Wild Pear Tree
Movie Screenplay
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2014
A Long Cold Winter
Movie
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2014
Winter Sleep
Movie Writer
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2013
Balkan Spirit
Movie Self - Director
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2012
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Movie Himself
- 2011
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2011
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Movie Director
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2008
Making of Three Monkeys
Movie
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2008
Three Monkeys
Movie Director
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2006
Making Climates
Movie
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2006
Destiny
Movie Thanks
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2006
Climates
Movie Isa
More credits
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2002
Making Distant
Movie
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2002
Distant
Movie Director
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1999
Making Clouds of May
Movie
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1999
Clouds of May
Movie Director
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1998
On the Edge
Movie Thanks
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1997
Making The Small Town
Movie
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1997
The Small Town
Movie Director
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1995
Cocoon
Movie Director
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1993
Seviyorum Ergo Sum
Movie
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1969
Altın Koza
TV show Self - Jury
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Pale Sun
Movie Director
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Otlar Sararırken
Movie
