Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Directing · Born 1959-01-26 in Istanbul, Turkey

Biography

Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 26 January 1959; Istanbul) is a Turkish director, screenwriter, photographer and actor. His film Winter Sleep (2014) won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, while five of his films have been selected as Turkey's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is married to filmmaker, photographer, and actress Ebru Ceylan, with whom he co-starred in Climates (2006). Ceylan's films deal with the estrangement of the individual, existentialism, the monotony of human lives, and the details of everyday life. He uses static shots and long takes, usually in natural settings, playing with sound(including the use of menacing silences.) He is known for filming his protagonist from behind, which, in his view, leaves the audiences to…

Filmography

• Climates as Isa
• The Waiting Room as Telefondaki Adam
• Balkan Spirit as Self - Director
• Making of The Wild Pear Tree as Himself
• A Long Cold Winter
• Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
• Making of Three Monkeys
• Making Distant
• Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy as Himself