Pera Film’s Young at Heart: From Poland with Love program presents a selection of films representing works by the new, young and talented Polish film directors. Produced between the years 2008 and 2013, the selected films were awarded at international film festivals and hailed with enthusiasm. The common theme of this selection mostly concerns the cultural clash of the value of systems: Catholicism vs. atheism, idealism in contrast with cynicism, and solidarity vs. the wild capitalism. The stories break historical and moral taboos as well as question the meaning of democracy. They also expose topics and problems such as guilt, sins, exploitation, justice and social exclusion. A portrait of contemporary Poland is presented as an economic phenomenon being eroded by violence, greed, and misplaced values. Some of the films must be regarded as an unusual and brave attempt exposing the sexist social attitudes, which still persist in the modern-day country. The undisputed leader of the new generation of young filmmakers is Małgorzata Szumowska (b. 1973). She especially focuses on women placed in extreme situations. Her most prominent film 33 Scenes from Life about the inability to mourn close relatives was awarded the Special Jury Prize at Locarno International Festival. Another promising director, Tomasz Wasilewski of Floating Skyscrapers, directed the first gay themed film in Poland (winner East of West Award in Karlove Vary). The youngest director of the selection is Jan Komasa (b. 1981) of Suicide Room, an emotional teen drama, which premiered at Berlinale.
Director and screenwriter Leszek Dawid will be in conversation in the context of the program.
This event is organized as part of the 2014 cultural program, celebrating the 600th anniversary of Polish-Turkish diplomatic relations. turkiye.culture.pl
December 10
19:00 Mother Teresa of Cats
December 12
21:00 33 Scenes from Life
December 13
14:00 Floating Skyscrapers
16:00 Life Feels Good
19:00 Lasting Moments
December 14
14:00 Tricks
16:00 33 Scenes from Life
18:00 Mother Teresa of Cats
December 20
15:00 You Are God
19:00 Suicide Room
December 21
16:00 Suicide Room
18:00 Life Feels Good
December 24
19:00 Floating Skyscrapers
December 27
14:00 Lasting Moments
16:00 Tricks
19:00 You Are God
December 10
19:00 Mother Teresa of Cats
December 12
21:00 33 Scenes from Life
December 13
14:00 Floating Skyscrapers
16:00 Life Feels Good
19:00 Lasting Moments
December 14
14:00 Tricks
16:00 33 Scenes from Life
18:00 Mother Teresa of Cats
December 20
15:00 You Are God
19:00 Suicide Room
December 21
16:00 Suicide Room
18:00 Life Feels Good
December 24
19:00 Floating Skyscrapers
December 27
14:00 Lasting Moments
16:00 Tricks
19:00 You Are God
Program Trailer
Young at Heart: From Poland with Love program presents a selection of films representing works by the new, young and talented Polish film directors. The common theme of this selection mostly concerns the cultural clash of the value of systems: Catholicism vs. atheism, idealism in contrast with cynicism, and solidarity vs. the wild capitalism.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Pera Museum invites artist Benoît Hamet to reinterpret key pieces from its collections, casting a humourous eye over ‘historical’ events, both imagined and factual.
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.
I think it was Frank Zappa – though others claim it was Laurie Anderson – who said in an interview that ‘writing on music is much like dancing on architecture’.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 200 TL
Discounted: 100 TL
Groups: 150 TL (minimum 10 people)
