Nuri Bilge Ceylan Reviews and Articles | Little White Lies

Talent Nuri Bilge Ceylan

A person with long, dark hair partially covered in snow, with a serious expression on their face.
Review

About Dry Grasses review – consistently mind-expanding

by David Jenkins

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s magnificent latest follows the daily life of a cantankerous English teacher in a small Anatollian village.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Autumnal forest path, two figures walking on wooden boardwalk surrounded by yellow leaves and sunlit foliage.
Review

The Wild Pear Tree

by Matt Thrift

Turkey’s foremost dramatist returns with his most imposing and impressive film to date.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Elderly man sitting on rocky hillside surrounded by dry vegetation.
Review

Winter Sleep

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Much philosophically-inclined gabbing make this Palme d’Or-winning latest from Nuri Bilge Ceylan something of snooze.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A pensive man with a weathered face looks out through a window, his expression contemplative and slightly weary.
Review

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

by David Jenkins

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s hypnotic metaphysical noir is towering, tough and very, very pretty.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect