Summer Book
Tatil kitabı
Turkey
2008
92 Min
Color
1.85:1
Turkish
Synopsis
The school holiday has begun, the children in their blue uniforms happily running outdoors. Only one young boy seems troubled. One of his classmates has stolen his schoolbook, and now he won’t be able to do his holiday homework. His older brother comes to visit. He doesn’t want to go back to his military service, he would rather move to Istanbul instead. The mother chats with her friends over a glass of tea, while the father is just holding down his difficult job. In this film the camera always takes one step back, making place in the image for the everyday life of a Turkish family in a small town in Anatolia. The long, quiet shots leave room for their problems, both big and small. When the father suddenly dies, Seyfi Teoman’s film gives the remaining family members the time and space that they need to let the death sink in. He carefully follows the various coping strategies, showing how the family slowly finds its way back to their everyday life. In the end the children hurry back to school. A light summer film on a heavy topic. –Berlinale
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Seyfi Teoman
Seyfi Teoman was born in Kayseri, Turkey in 1977. After studying economics at Bogazici University in Istanbul, he worked as assistant director in various short films and commercials. He lived in Lodz, Poland, for two years, studying film directing at the Polish National Film School where his tutor and supervisor was acclaimed Polish director Mariusz Grzegorzek. His graduation film Apartman (2004) was screened at many international film festivals. His feature debut, Tatil Kitabi (Summer Book), was the only Turkish production accepted to the 58th Berlin International Film Festival. After its world premiere at Berlinale’s Forum section, the film won Best Film and FIPRESCI Prize at the 27th Istanbul International Film Festival. His second feature, Bizim Büyük Çaresizliğimiz (Our Grand Despair), was in Competition at Berlinale 2011. Teoman produced Tepenin Ardi (Beyond The Hill), which won the Best First Film – Special Mention… read more
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10May12
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Summer Book (Tatil Kitabi)
By ze ze on February 23, 2012
Summer Book, Seyfi Teoman’s debut feature revolves around Ali, a 10-year old from a small provincial town in Turkey’s south. He lives with his mother and aging father in Silifke. The wealthy by small… read review
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