Poulet Aux Prunes

  • November 6, 2013 / 18:30
  • November 10, 2013 / 18:00

Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros
France, Germany, Belgium, 93’, 2011, color
French, English with Turkish subtitles


Teheran, 1958. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melancholic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with Azrael, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of his children... As pieces of the puzzle gradually fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes to light: a wonderful story of love, which inspired his genius and his music...

A Separation

A Separation

The Reader

The Reader

Poulet Aux Prunes

Poulet Aux Prunes

Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

Where Do We Go Now?

Where Do We Go Now?

I Loved You So

I Loved You So

Hands Up

Hands Up

Louise Wimmer

Louise Wimmer

Trailer

Poulet Aux Prunes

From two portraits of children…

From two portraits of children…

The Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation’s Orientalist Painting Collection includes two children’s portraits that are often featured in exhibitions on the second floor of the Pera Museum. These portraits both date back to the early 20th century, and were made four years apart. One depicts Prince Abdürrahim Efendi, son of Sultan Abdulhamid II, while the figure portrayed on the other is Nazlı, the daughter of Osman Hamdi Bey.

Medicinal Herbs in Byzantium

Medicinal Herbs in Byzantium

Knowledge of plants and the practice of healing are closely entwined. The toxic or hallucinogenic nature of some roots, and the dangers associated with picking them, conferred a mythical or magical character and power. 

Is he sping on us?  <br>Vajiko Chachkhiani

Is he sping on us?
Vajiko Chachkhiani

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.