presents
TURKISH MOVIE NIGHT
Pronounce
the title of this observant comedy a few times and you’ll realize
what it means: “television,” a new marvel planned to be installed in a small,
insular village in southeastern Turkey
in 1974 by state officials. Townsfolk
react with fear, wonder and anticipation; the owner
of the area’s lone cinema sees his audience (and community stature)
fall like, well, bad ratings. For
traditionalists TV represents the devil, while
entrepreneurs look to it as a business opportunity. However, for the
town’s repairman, “Crazy Emin,”
the question is how to get the thing to work? (In Turkish with English
subtitles, 105 min.)
Vizontele has been shown in
various international festivals:
Cleveland International Film Festival, OH, USA, 2002
Rotterdam International Film
Festival, Holland, 2001
Cologne MittelMeer
Film Festival, Germany, 2001
Taos Talking Picture Film Festival, NM, USA, 2002
Istanbul International Film
Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 2001
New York Turkish Movies Festival, NY, USA, 2001
London Turkish Movies
Festival, London, UK, 2001
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Antalya, Turkey, 2001
Student Union Movie Theater @ U of A
6th of February, Friday 7:00 pm
FREE