distant

I found this turkish film on a chinese video website fortunately. It maybe the first turkish movie i ever watch,compared with the previous impression of istanbul in my mind,which was colourful- decorated by shining walls and red roofs of settlements, was active and enthusiastic - like the blue sky with flying seagulls or exciting fireworks and beautiful lights of Bosphorus bridge , this movie presents another face of istanbul.

The story is simple, a divorced husband who was living in such a metropolis worked as commercial photographer, a brother who came from rural suburb after lost job, the distance between these 2 characters was obvious. The city, act as the whole background, maybe let audience feel far more.

the first is the Bosphorous shore,the important feature of the city. I realised from the film that in istanbul it will have snow. when the both side of shore covered by snow, everything seems so faraway. The Bosphorous appeared several times in the movie, no matter from seaside or through window, the opposite bank was always in the distant,especially in the lonely eyes.

Another fact of the city is the phenomenon of migration. The young brother, who came from rural countryside was just one symbol of those millions of migrants in istanbul today. As a city full of opportunities, it is not so difficult for them to settle down temporarily. The newcomers can be one part of urban component, but they still couldn't integrate into urban life due to the distinct difference of customs, lifestyle,norms and personal economic status. Such invisible distance might be most distant between urbanite and migrant.

The streets in the movie all look wider than reality. Lack of passengers, occupied by parking cars, the streets in istanbul which are famous as communicate activities only have loneliness remaining.