Clouds of May
(Mayis Sikintisi)
Screening on Film
Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Turkey, 1999, 35mm, color, 131 min.
Turkish with English subtitles.
Print source: Akaya Films
Turkey, 1999, 35mm, color, 131 min.
Turkish with English subtitles.
Print source: Akaya Films
Clouds of May tells the story of Muzaffer, who returns to his native town to make a movie and sets about recruiting family and friends to work in the film. Meanwhile his father is bent on saving the small forest on his property from confiscation and his cousin, a young town dweller whose efforts seem doomed to failure, dreams of going to Istanbul. Clouds of May is told with subtle comedy and charm, and inscribed with beauty and a reverence for the lives of its characters.