Pera Museum is hosting the 16th Istanbul Biennial between September 14 - November 10, 2019. As part of the Suddenly A Stranger Appears program inspired by the Biennial’s The Seventh Continent theme, Pera Film brings cinematic masterpieces that combine the memory of nature and society and encourage us to question our level of alienation to the world in which we live and the extent of our contribution to this alienation.
The program which includes screenings between September 20 - November 10, features seventeen films focusing on global transformation, the ages-long phenomenon of transformation experienced by civilizations and humanity’s cosmic footprint including; Nanook of the North, which depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region and is regarded as the first full-length, anthropological documentary in cinematographic history, The Sounds of Science, a selection of short films by French filmmaker and scientist Jean Painlevé which has a special place in surrealist cinema, Sakawa, a documentary film that lays bare the entire Ghanaian scamming industry targeting the online dating sites, through the eyes of the perpetrators, Planet of the Apes, which is about a group of astronauts crash-landing on another planet where a completely different species thrives.
This program’s screenings are free of admissions. Drop in, no reservations. As per legal regulations, all our screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age, unless stated otherwise.
September 20
07:00 The Sounds of Science
09:00 Beuys
September 21
03:00 Princess Mononoke
September 22
Planet of the Apes
September 25
07:00 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
September 28
03:00 Frozen River
October 2
07:00 One Man Dies A Million Times
October 4
Sakawa
October 6
01:00 The Sounds of Science
October 9
07:00 Princess Mononoke
October 11
Nanook of the North
October 12
03:00 Beuys
October 13
01:00 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
October 16
07:00 Frozen River
October 18
Yuva
October 23
One Man Dies A Million Times
October 30
Planet of the Apes
November 3
03:00 Sakawa
November 6
07:00 Yuva
September 20
19:00 The Sounds of Science
21:00 Beuys
September 21
15:00 Princess Mononoke
September 22
15:00 Planet of the Apes
September 25
19:00 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
September 28
15:00 Frozen River
October 2
19:00 One Man Dies A Million Times
October 4
19:00 Sakawa
October 6
13:00 The Sounds of Science
October 9
19:00 Princess Mononoke
October 11
19:00 Nanook of the North
October 12
15:00 Beuys
October 13
13:00 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
October 16
19:00 Frozen River
October 18
19:00 Yuva
October 23
19:00 One Man Dies A Million Times
October 30
19:00 Planet of the Apes
November 3
15:00 Sakawa
November 6
19:00 Yuva
November 10
18:00 Nanook of the North
Program Trailer
Inspired by the Biennial’s The Seventh Continent theme, Pera Film brings cinematic masterpieces that combine the memory of nature and society and encourage us to question our level of alienation to the world in which we live and the extent of our contribution to this alienation.
The exhibition Look at Me! Portraits and Other Fictions from the ”la Caixa” Contemporary Art Collection examines portraiture, one of the oldest artistic genres, through a significant number of works of our times. Through the exhibition we will be sharing about the artists and sections in Look At Me!.
It is understood from Evliya Çelebi’s well-known Book of Travels that the history of sea baths goes as far back as the 17th century; their acceptance and popularization take place in mid-19th century as a result of Westernization, among other things.
Berggren acquires the techniques of photography in Berlin and holds different jobs in various European cities before arriving in İstanbul. Initially en route to Marseille, he disembarks from his ship in 1866 and settles in İstanbul, where he is to spend the rest of his life.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 25 TL
Discounted: 10 TL
Groups: 20 TL (10 people or more)
