TURKEY • 28′
a movie by JEAN LOïC PORTRON
Enclosed by the sea and situated where Europe and Asia meet, Istanbul has always naturally drawn man, his products and ideas to its arms, the obligatory point of passage between the East and West. Until the discovery of the Americas, the empire, wether Byzantine or Ottoman, united the Far East, Europe and Central Africa. Nothing happens without the empire’s consent; it is the go-between. For a very long time largest city of Europe, Istanbul shrunk as the Ottoman empire atrophied, not to wake up until the 50’s, and then quite brutally : in 40 years’ time, its population has increased nine-fold. The capital of sultans, the city of mosques, is now knee-deep in urban problems, facing traffic jams and a lack of roadways, housing shortages, etc.
HOW TO GET THE FILM
INTERNATIONAL SALES
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SALES FRANCE
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DISTRIBUTION commercial and not commercial
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DVD family use
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VOD
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LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR FESTIVALS AND DISTRIBUTION
CREDIT
director JEAN LOïC PORTRON
author JEAN-LOïC PORTRON
producer JACQUES BIDOU
productions JBA PRODUCTION, CNC, LA SEPT ARTE, INA, MINISTèRE DE LA CULTURE, MISSION DU PATRIMOINE ETHNOLOGIQUE
image MICHEL BORT
sound MYRIAM RENE
music JEAN MALLET
year of production 2000
all rights reserved
LANGUAGES
in Turkish with French voice-over – subtitled in French – beta num pal 4/3 / beta sp pal 4/3 / dvd (dvd5-pal) – ©photography: Jba production