Director

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21

TMDB ID: 56214

IMDb ID: nm0149196

Known for: Directing

Born: January 26, 1959

Age: 67

Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2025

Years active: 57

Average TMDB rating: 6.98

Wikidata: Q724172

Also known as

누리 빌게 제일란 • 努里·比格·锡兰 • Нури Бильге Джейлан

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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 speculate on the brooding emotions of characters whose faces are obscured. Until Climates, Ceylan's films are made on low budgets, with casts generally consisting of amateur actors, most of whom are family members.