#688: ERKSAN, Metin: Dry Summer (1964)
MARTIN SCORSESE'S WORLD CINEMA PROJECT {Spine #684}
Dry Summer [1964]
Spine #688
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
Winner of the prestigious Golden Bear at the 1964 Berlin International Film Festival, Metin Erksan's wallop of a melodrama follows the machinations of an unrepentantly selfish tobacco farmer who builds a dam to prevent water from flowing downhill to his neighbors' crops. Alongside this tale of soul-devouring competition is one of overheated desire, as a love triangle develops between the farmer, his more decent brother, and the beautiful villager the latter takes as his bride. A benchmark of Turkish cinema, this is a visceral, innovatively shot and vibrantly acted depiction of the horrors of greed.
90 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in Turkish
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers
Original story by Necati Cumali.
Screenplay by Metin Erksan, Kemal Inci, and Ismet Soydan.
Erksan was 35 when he directed Dry Summer.
The Film
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by Bilge Ebiri.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
To the film by Martin Scorsese.
Interview program
Featuring director Erksan and filmmaker Fatih Akin.
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by Bilge Ebiri.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
To the film by Martin Scorsese.
Interview program
Featuring director Erksan and filmmaker Fatih Akin.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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