As Actor
Balkan Spirit
2013
6.6
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Acting
Birth date
January 26, 1959
Birth place
Istanbul, Turkey
Biography
Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 26 January 1959; Istanbul) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film Winter Sleep (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, while five of his films have been selected as Turkey's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006). Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual, existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural settings, playing with sound(including the use of menacing silences.) He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which, in his view, leaves the audiences to speculate on the brooding emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Until Climates, Ceylan's films are made on low budgets, with casts generally consisting of amateur actors, most of whom are family members.
Featured in
As Actor
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012
8.0
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
2011
8.0
As Director, As Writer
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011
7.5
As Director, As Writer
Three Monkeys
2008
6.8
As Actor
The Waiting Room
2004
6.1
As Director, As Writer
Distant
2002
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Clouds of May
1999
6.9
As Director, As Writer
The Small Town
1997
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Cocoon
1995
5.9