Anlat Istanbul (Istanbul Tales)
View the Trailer (in Turkish)
In Turkish with English subtitles, 94 minutes
Thursday, October 26th, 8 - 10 p.m.
Zumberge Hall (ZHS), Room 159, USC
(6-D on the USC map)
Fate is partial to tricks… A gypsy clarinetist suddenly turns into the Pied Piper, for example. Or the innocent daughter of the Mafia godfather and underworld king runs in to the eighth dwarf in Beyoglu, the heart of
Istanbul
’s throbbing nighlife scene. A call-girl transforms into Cinderella; a hungry unemployed youngster, new to the city, becomes Prince Charming; and a young woman, who has lost her mind in a Bosphorus mansion, turns into sleeping beauty. Little Red Riding Hood meets the wicked wolf in the brightly lit forest of an international airport. Irrespective of age, sex, or sexuality, whether they are rich, poor, beautiful, ugly, guilty, innocent, marginal or powerful, the people of Istanbul - or foreigners passing through - transform into fairytale heroes in a vast panorama that encompasses all reaches of the city, from Beyoglu to Aksaray, the Bosphorus to the underworld.
For more information, see www.anlatistanbul.com. |
