Views of Ottoman Empire Selection

  • December 4, 2015 / 14:00
  • December 4, 2015 / 16:00

1911-1928, Black & White and Color
Restoration: EYE Filmmuseum, Cineteca di Bologna, Yugoslovenska Kinoteka, Filmmuseum Austria, Imperial War Museum, Filmarchiv Austria, Library of Congress, British Film Institute
14:00 First Session Music: Çiğdem Borucu Erdoğan, Güniz Alkaç, Nurcan Betül Arısoy
16:00 Second Session Music: Grup Burgaz'dan Sonra Heybeliada

Any city that has ever been part of the Ottoman Empire, even if it had separated from the imperial territory decades before the discovery of cinematography, can be included if the images reflect its Ottoman heritage.

The film will be introduced by Elif Rongen-Kaynakçı.

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(Sur)real Colors

(Sur)real Colors

Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema

Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema

Nathan the Wise

Nathan the Wise

Different from the Others

Different from the Others

Views of Ottoman Empire Selection

Views of Ottoman Empire Selection

Charlie Chaplin Shorts

Charlie Chaplin Shorts

One Week

One Week

Hundred Year Old Films for Pera Museum's 10th Year Fantasia of Color

Hundred Year Old Films for Pera Museum's 10th Year Fantasia of Color

The First Nudes

The First Nudes

Men were the first nudes in Turkish painting. The majority of these paintings were academic studies executed in oil paint; they were part of the education of artists that had finally attained the opportunity to work from the live model. The gender of the models constituted an obstacle in the way of characterizing these paintings as ‘nudes’. 

Cindy Sherman Look At Me!

Cindy Sherman Look At Me!

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!.

Bosphorus at the Orientalist Paintings

Bosphorus at the Orientalist Paintings

The Bosphorus, which divides the city from north to south, separates two continents, renders Istanbul distinct for western painters, offers the most picturesque spectacles for western artists.