Heaven, this is a fun, infectious documentary on the turkish music scene from rock and roll to traditional music and everything in. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional turkish music plus rock and hiphop. This is crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul 2005 subtitulado by fonsso on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. One of my friendscoworkers here in barcelona is from istanbul and recommended this to me about a million times so i thought it was only fair to make the leap and watch what i think is my first turkish film. It also uses music to paint a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and provide a window. The result is a glowing homage to istanbuls vibrant, diverse and inspiring music scene. So 4 friends can cross the bridge in minimum time in the following ways. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern istanbul, turkey as. The sound of istanbul trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone.
This documentary is about musical, cultural and everyday life in the turkish metropolis between orient and occident. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Feb 26, 2006 f atih akin, a german filmmaker of turkish descent, made headon, a memorable movie about a generational conflict between turks living in hamburg. Crossing the bridge directed by mike binder produced by jeffrey silver robert f. Fatih akin proves to be a very good documentary director as well as a movie director. You will see samples from turkish classical music, sezen aksu, roman. Top turkish movies list, best turkish movies page 2 by.
An infectiously enjoyable survey of contemporary turkish music, fatih akins documentary works as a corollary to his breakout fiction film. Born in hamburg to turkish parents, akin has taken istanbul to his heart like a native. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul online schauen in. With alexander hacke, ahmed ulug, cem yegul, mehmed ulug. Mar 12, 2015 crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul film. The sound of istanbul critics consensus infused with cultural and political concerns, this film weaves together a rich tapestry of musical styles that celebrate the diversity. In 2005, he directed a documentary about the istanbul music scene, crossing the bridge. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. The sound of istanbul is a 2005 filmdocumentary directed by fatih ak. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul home facebook.
From cool rappers to masters of classic turkish music, the documentary doesnt leave anything out. By petra tabeling once upon a time there was a cowboy in istanbul. The adventures of three teenage friends in 70 detroit michigan. They were the best of friends on a high stake journey that would change their li. The bridge of the title is istanbul itself, long held to be the pivot of east and west, and therefore the quintessence of multiculturalism, meltingpot, cultural stew, or any other term you care. The adventures of three teenage friends in 1970s detroit. The sound of istanbul movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. And, d takes 10 min, c takes 7 min and b takes 2 min to cross the bridge. A european musician and composer sets out to capture the musical diversity of is. Calculated based on members top turkish movie list and ratings. Crossing the bridge movie trailer and videos tv guide. In bringing both historic and recent expressions of istanbuls unique legacy of music to the screen in a.
Born in hamburg to turkish parents, akin has taken istanbul to. F atih akin, a german filmmaker of turkish descent, made headon, a memorable movie about a generational conflict between turks living in hamburg. Characters mort golden josh charles, tim reese jason gedrick and danny morgan stephen baldwin are friends who embark on a dangerous drugsmuggling venture. One of the worlds great cities comes vibrantly alive through its music and musical denizens in crossing the bridge. Directed by fatih akin and starring alexander hacke, baba zula, orient expressions and duman. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern istanbul, turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. Filmcraves top turkish movie list includes confession. Watch crossing the bridge movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Tales about darkness ii, the itiraf, five minarets in new york, only you sadece sen and more. The rich musical heritage of the turkish metropolis located between the orient and the occident comes to the screen in director fatih akins cinematic tribute to. Jan 15, 2009 early on in the semester, a fortuitously scheduled screening of german turkish director fatih ak. Its not the expected thing for a documentary on turkish music to open with a quote from confucius, but that is not the only fascinating surprise that. The sound of istanbul at the pacific film archive on campus presented a perfect opportunity to address the first goal.
Here, a takes the shortest time to cross the bridge i. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Crossing the bridge does more than offer a wide variety of entertaining and intoxicating turkish music. May, 2005 one of the worlds great cities comes vibrantly alive through its music and musical denizens in crossing the bridge. The sound of istanbul primarily means to cover the turkish music scene, with its wide range of experimental rock, exotic jazz, incendiary hiphop, and romantic dancepopall performed with a proudly regional twist. The rich musical heritage of the turkish metropolis located between the orient and the occident comes to the screen in director fatih akins cinematic tribute to istanbuls thriving music scene. German avantrock bassist alexander hacke first immersed himself in the dizzying sounds of modern turkish music while working on the soundtrack to faith akins film headon. For the film about turkish music, see crossing the bridge. The sound of istanbul, which includes musicians such as ceza, sezen aksu, aynur dogan and brenna maccrimmon.
In his new film crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul, turkish german director fatih akin embarks on a musical search for traditions. The sound of istanbul 2005 alexander hacke, a german musician, travels across istanbul to explore the city through music. Music played a huge role in fatih akins startling headon, so its no great surprise to see the turkish german helmer dedicate an entire film to the subject. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The sound of istanbul is a 2005 film documentary directed by fatih ak. In this lively walking tour of istanbuls musical culture, filmed by akin, he introduces us to the some of the citys most innovative and accomplished artists, including psychedelic rockers baba zula, hiphop aficionado. With josh charles, jason gedrick, stephen baldwin, cheryl pollak. You will be very happy indeed to make the acquaintance of such turkish music luminaries as orhan gencebay and. I liked the movie because i like to tonal qualities and the rhythms of turkish music.
He and his two buddies, tim and danny, have a fateful trip over the bridge from detroit into canada. Filmmaker fatih akin examines diverse music performed by the denizens of istanbul, turkey. The sound of istanbul 2005 starring alexander hacke on dvd and bluray. Top 10 worlds strangest most bizarre musical instruments ever. The film not only illustrates the diversity of music in istanbul. Watch crossing the bridge online stream full movie directv. Crossing the bridge is wonderfully soulful and the music is the type of beautiful that deserves the lengths of time akin takes to present.
Four friends a b c d need to cross bridge whatsapp. It also uses music to paint a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and provide a window into a rich and varied national culture. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 cannes film festival. An infectiously enjoyable survey of contemporary turkish music, fatih akins documentary works as a corollary to his breakout fiction film, headon. It opens the audiences ears to the diversity and vitality of istanbuls music scene but, as a. Despite the criticism that the movie seriously lacks contemporary urban turkish musicians and misleads the audience about the cultural spreading of istanbul, crossing the bridge is always a good start to explore turkeys musical culture. Unlike headon, which is a bona fide classic, and the best homage to turkish cinematic melodrama, crossing the bridge is much less coherent, even wobbly at times, and unsure of. Major stars orhan gencebay, sezen aksu, but also underground music have a place in the film. Although their ultimate rejection of the plan is edifying and uplifting, crossing the bridge is confusing, contrived and tainted with obscene language. The three of them are going nowhere in life, although mort has thoughts of being a writer, while his mom wants him to go to college.
Crossing the bridge is a 1992 american drama film starring josh charles, stephen baldwin and jason. In 1975, three years after graduating from high school, aspiring writer mort josh charles, hotheaded tim jason gedrick and former football player danny stephen baldwin are still hanging around detroit. A european musician and composer sets out to capture the musical diversity of istanbul. Crossing the bridge is the story of three young men who plan to smuggle a shipment of heroin into the u. Docu by turkish german helmer fatih akin is a belated. The sound of istanbul 1h 30min documentary, music 27 may 2005 turkey awardwinning director fatih akin takes us on a journey through istanbul, the city that bridges europe and asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. Akins subjects offer lively defenses of their respective genres, whether. And as ethnomusicology, crossing the bridge serves well. You will see samples from turkish classical music, sezen aksu, roman music, kurdish music, orhan gencebays arabesque, street music of beyoglu and turkish rock.
The sound of istanbul plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. An offscreen narrator, mort golden, takes us back to winter around 1975, the year he was 21. Watch crossing the bridge starring josh charles in this drama on directv. Crossing the bridge is a 1992 american drama film starring josh charles, stephen baldwin and jason gedrick. An infectiously enjoyable survey of contemporary turkish music, the documentary works as a corollary to mr.
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