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dalena

14Mar13

Extremely fast-paced movie.

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Madri, Jonas Silgalis, Richie Duque

T. J. Harman

7Mar13

I thought it was a great film. I can understand why some might not want to watch a film this slow or long compared to others but I don't think it has to justify its style either.

I'm pretty sure I really liked it. Many people seem to think it's a masterpiece. I think it might be, but I'd probably have to watch it again to confirm. Not sure I've got the stamina for that though.

Manuel Bernardo

24Feb13

"You're bored now, but this will make a good story later," says one of the characters. Nice try.

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traag-1

6Feb13

Great slow-burner. Would make an interesting double bill with either Stand By Me or The Sweet hereafter

SALESK

20Jan13

what the fuck even was the point of this. some nice landscape photography but even 2 1/2 hr foreign films don't get to be this stubbornly obscure without a little justification.

barebeauty

5Jan13

There is so much to say, but in a way; so little happens. This movie is absolutely perfect-- not a frame is wasted.

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Superfly

29Dec12

inertia

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Anton Williams

29Dec12

The beautiful and meditative turkish neo-noir, starring Clark Gable.

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Yuki Aditya, Sinan Semerci

Sinan Semerci

11Jan13

Clark Gable :)

This is Jake Kath

28Dec12

Adore it! The movie is like if Samuel Beckett was directing an opera and got completely frustrated with it and decided to play hide and seek in the dark with Terence Malick instead! Minimalistically beautiful.

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ach

26Dec12

what it says could be conveyed without much less details. should have been a shortmovie

Luke Stephen Richardson

17Dec12

A serious contender for film of the year. People will say it's slow, long and tough to get through but who said cinema should be easy? If you give it a chance, this is an incredibly rewarding crime-drama. Read my full review here: http://366movies.com/2012/12/17/352anatolia/

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Christofer Pierson

9Dec12

The mundane becomes the mythic, aided by painterly visuals, the music of the natural world, and several brilliant performances, especially from Yılmaz Erdoğan as the quintessential cop and Taner Birsel as a self-deluded prosecutor.

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Jordan Peters

6Dec12

A strikingly shot procedural elevated by its crisply articulate screenplay. None of its 157 minutes feels superfluous.

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Carlos Filipe Freitas

26Nov12

A cynical criticism is used to denounce fragilities in the turkish police and medical procedures. Review and rating: http://alwayswatchgoodmovies.blogspot.com/2012/03/once-upon-time-in-anatolia-2011.html

Andrew Birch

17Oct12

Ambitious, but unsuccessful, despite occasional poetry. For the most part Ceylan just lacks the ability to transform the banal into great cinema.

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Rman

27Oct12

you should see it again, it`s arguably the best Ceylan`s movie and one of the best films of 2011.

Harry Rossi

10Oct12

A truly magical and rewarding cinematic experience. I know this film has been described as "slow" but I found the entire thing riveting from beginning to end. The composition of each shot was perfect and cinematography as a whole was magnificent. The acting and the characters themselves were perfect. Everything about this film was haunting and beautiful. I definitely will need to see this one again sometime soon.

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dschank

6Oct12

"slow cinema" is beginning to transform from a liberating technique to a familiar aesthetic, and this film's forefathers feel like an obstacle, accordingly. i immediately recalled "the wind will carry us" and "stalker" while watching this - and early on, i even wished i was watching one of those instead. but it finds its voice eventually. as the investigation unravels, judgments fade and its real inquiries resonate.

Daniel McCarthy

4Oct12

It's all about the compositions and the faces.

doublelife91

19Sep12

A film that begs for multiple viewings.

HKFanatic

16Sep12

Despite hearing a few mutterings of "Jesus Christ" at the end of my screening, I don't think this is a film you can form an immediate opinion on. Where this story begins and where it ends are almost arbitrary. This is a brief glimpse into the lives of several ordinary characters - their hopes, fears, regrets - who try to keep themselves warm in the dark, knowing all the while that death is waiting to carry them away

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Sinan Tabanlı

16Sep12

Won the Golden Palm in 2010 if it was in French or English.

Denis K.

3Sep12

Ceylan's masterpiece.

Justin Oakey

30Aug12

This film is not for everyone, it is not entertainment - it is work, and it is not easy. To commit to this film, you are committing to watching gears turn inside the skulls of characters, understanding how they're being affected and how each seemingly insignificant moment is a clue towards truth. The relentlessly beautiful images are, like the friendly mayor's daughter, gorgeous but trapped in sadness forever.

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Julie Wardh

16Aug12

One of my favorites at the 2011 New York Film Festival along with "The Loneliest Planet"

THX 1138

8Aug12

The Grand Jury Prize-winner at Cannes last year, Ceylan’s masterpiece never hurries; he plays with our expectations and sometimes teases our patience, but cumulatively the scenes resonate with a profound melancholy and regret. This film has a dark meditative beauty where the photography alone makes the whole experience worthwhile. Ceylan is absolutely one of the top three art-house cinema directors of this decade.

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