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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Climates" is a worthy follow up to the memorable "Uzak" by Turkish director and actor Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Ceylan plays the leading role in "Climates" alongside his real life wife Ebru Ceylan. They play an Istanbul couple whose relationship is slowly breaking up and this drama unfolds over three seasons each with very different climates, hence the title of the film. "Climates" starts off in the summer by the Turkish coast, moves to a rainy Istanbul before concluding in blizzard like conditions in a wintery rural location. The film is slow moving and is full of poignant scenes as it follows the life of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's character over the course of the break up ; from wanting rid of his girlfriend, to discovering the loneliness of the single life to trying to win her back again.The film is mesmerising at times and it is gripping throughout. The acting and direction of "Climates" is excellent as well. This film makes for a refreshing antidote to the deluge of dumbed down Hollywood trash that is on offer in the cinemas at the moment. It is an intelligent, well observed film from a talented director.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Climates is a gorgeous film, following a couple as their relationship breaks down. The story is told with little dialogue, relying instead on slow, intimate portraits of the characters' faces and behaviour, allowing you to read the thoughts and feelings with incredible grace. The climate of Turkey highlights the feelings of the characters, and it's a wonderfully observed film about people and how they cope with breaking up.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Yeah, this film can divide opinion. On one hand it can be very long, slow and boring whilst on the other it can be seen as a very stylish and intelligent film. I'll settle for the middle ground. Yes, it can drag in places but the film does portay a failing relationship quite well. They have liitle to talk about to one another nor do they have similar interests and this is established in the first 30 mins. They are just incompatible thus break up. The female character takes a back seat untill the final 20 mins so we are left with a rather stagnent piece of the film which drags and can become uncomfortable for some. They finally come together in eastern Turkey whilst she is filming a show in the mountainous, snowy regions. Do they get back together? You'll just have to watch and find out! The artistic and cinematic aspects of the film should be applauded as they are beautiful with the natural environments being used with some spectacular results. Another bonus is the way in which the distance between the couple is apparent especially in the physical sense such as the scene on the beach. Beautifully shot in places but some may find this a long process.
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Dissatisfaction, beautifully presented...
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dissappointing
I like arthouse films and am not normally bothered by slow pacing, but this was dull and the characters both unlikeable and unfathomable
Published on 7 May 2008 by B. Maughan
Incredibly dull!!
Forced myself to sit through it as I had paid for rental. Second rate acting and so ...slow!!
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