Crime and Punishment
Argentine Tales

September 15 - October 7, 2017

Pera Film’s new season kicks off with crime and punishment stories from Argentina. Presented in collaboration with the Consulate General of Argentina, the program Crime and Punishment: Argentine Tales is a selection of staggering real-life and fictional stories of crime and criminals. Focusing on the human psyche’s borders, these narratives explore the personal and social aspects of crime within family and society in general. From political gangs to cold-blooded murders, this crime films marathon program captures humankind’s violent tendencies. The program is also a salute to Argentine star Ricardo Darín, the lead actor in most of the selected films of the program.

in collaboration

September 15

21:00 Carancho

September 17

15:00 The Headless Woman

September 22

19:00 Carancho

21:30 Wild Tales

September 23

14:00 Nine Queens

16:00 The Secret in Their Eyes

September 24

13:00 Kóblic

15:00 Eva Doesn’t Sleep

September 27

17:00 The Man Next Door

19:00 Clandestine Childhood

September 29

19:00 The Man Next Door

21:00 Nine Queens

September 30

14:00 Kóblic

16:00 Eva Doesn’t Sleep

18:00 The Secret in Their Eyes

October 1

13:00 Clandestine Childhood

15:00 The Aura

October 4

19:00 The Aura

October 6

19:00 The Headless Woman

October 7

14:00 Wild Tales

Carancho

Carancho

Nine Queens

Nine Queens

The Aura

The Aura

Kóblic

Kóblic

The Man Next Door

The Man Next Door

The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes

Clandestine Childhood

Clandestine Childhood

Eva Doesn’t Sleep

Eva Doesn’t Sleep

Wild Tales

Wild Tales

The Headless Woman

The Headless Woman

Program Trailer

Crime and Punishment
Argentine Tales

Presented in collaboration with the Consulate General of Argentina, the program Crime and Punishment: Argentine Tales is a selection of staggering real-life and fictional stories of crime and criminals.

From Cypresses to Turkish Landscapes

From Cypresses to Turkish Landscapes

Among the most interesting themes in the oeuvre of Prassinos are cypresses, trees, and Turkish landscapes. The cypress woods in Üsküdar he saw every time he stepped out on the terrace of their house in İstanbul or the trees in Petits Champs must have been strong images of childhood for Prassinos. 

The Rat Tribe Sim Chi Yin

The Rat Tribe Sim Chi Yin

Pera Museum, in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is one of the main venues for this year’s 15th Istanbul Biennial from 16 September to 12 November 2017.

Transition to Sculpture

Transition to Sculpture

If Manolo Valdés’s paintings convey a search for materiality, his sculpture does so even more. Today, sculpture has taken over most of his workspace, his time, and his efforts.