Istanbul

Lo scrittore Orhan Sahin, che vive all'estero da anni, torna a Istanbul su invito del famoso regista Deniz Soysal per lavorare al suo libro. Deniz vive con la sua famiglia, ormai al crepuscolo della ricchezza, in uno Yali sul Bosforo. Fin dal primo giorno, Orhan si trova avvolto in una fitta tela di relazioni complesse e misteriose tra gli amici e i familiari di Deniz e, mentre riscopre Istanbul con occhi nuovi, cominciano anche a riaccendersi sentimenti da tempo sopiti.

Istanbul - this is one of the most beautiful cities of Turkey. Istanbul is located on the crossroads of two continents: Asia and Europe. This is the one city in the world, which for more than two millennia has been the capital of two world empires.

THE EYE OF ISTANBUL tells the story of Ara Guler, the legendary Armenian-Turkish photographer, through a culmination of his retrospective exhibition in Istanbul. As Ara selects his photographs, the stories behind his most iconic images spring to life. At 87, Ara is a complex and unforgettable character; he is still sharp, irreverent, funny and philosophical. Although he is mostly recognized for his black and white photographs of Istanbul, he has enjoyed an international career, which has spanned over sixty years and has generated more than 1 million photographs.

I Hear Music is an intimate portrait of the cultural shift in Istanbul from traditional to modern, told through the stories of three street vendors when their work suddenly becomes illegal. Halit has been selling home-made stuffed mussels for 20 years; Ismet has been coming and going through the same neighbourhood since the 50s with his freshly-made pastries; and Yasemin walks the streets with her bundle full of bedspreads and curtains. All three face relocation and competition from modern shopping centres and commercial brands in the midst of gentrification.

Nick est un flic dont la femme a été tuée par la mafia turque. Sa fille Lenny part pour Istanbul pour venger l'assassinat de sa mère, et se retrouve en prise avec de dangereux trafiquants russes qui l'envoient à Moscou dans une clinique qui est le centre d'un traffic international d'organes. Nick et son partenaire Yalcin partent à sa recherche, c'est une infernale course contre la montre qui démarre.

With its highly stylized camerawork and fragmented narrative structure, Alain Robbe-Grillet s is a cinematic arabesque that teases the eye with visual delights yet sadistically confounds the viewer s expectations. Not dissimilar to Alan Resnais s Last Year at Marienbad, which he had written two years earlier, L IMMORTELLE involves a Frenchman (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze), traveling in Istanbul, fascinated by the city s language, architecture, and exotic culture. He soon becomes entranced by a mysterious woman (Françoise Brion), who seems to encourage his attentions but remains, maddeningly, just beyond his reach. His erotic pursuit of the woman leads him into the criminal underworld…with deadly consequences!

Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage is a BBC Television documentary series first aired in 2008. It follows Venetian architect Francesco da Mosto as he follows the historical trading route from Venice through the Adriatic Sea, Corinth Canal, Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles to Istanbul. This route was taken by, among others, his ancestor Alvise da Mosto. Travelling as a member of the crew of the schooner Black Swan, along the way he stops off at the ports that were visited by the earlier traders and were in many cases part of the Venetian Empire.

Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage is a BBC Television documentary series first aired in 2008. It follows Venetian architect Francesco da Mosto as he follows the historical trading route from Venice through the Adriatic Sea, Corinth Canal, Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles to Istanbul. This route was taken by, among others, his ancestor Alvise da Mosto. Travelling as a member of the crew of the schooner Black Swan, along the way he stops off at the ports that were visited by the earlier traders and were in many cases part of the Venetian Empire…

In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore traces the sacred history of Istanbul. Known as the 'city of the world's desire', it's a place that has been the focus of passion for believers of three different faiths - Paganism, Christianity and Islam - and for nearly 3,000 years its streets have been the battleground for some of the fiercest political and religious conflicts in history.