Cast & creator
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Best known for About Dry Grasses, About Dry Grasses, About Dry Grasses
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.
Also known as: 누리 빌게 제일란, 努里·比格·锡兰, Нури Бильге Джейлан
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Filmography (89)
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About Dry Grasses
Producer
2023About Dry Grasses
Editor
2023About Dry Grasses
Director
2023About Dry Grasses
Writer
2023
Altın Koza
Self - Jury
1969
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Director
2011Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Writer
2011Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Producer
2011Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Editor
2011
Winter Sleep
Director
2014Winter Sleep
Writer
2014Winter Sleep
Editor
2014Winter Sleep
Producer
2014
Distant
Director
2002Distant
Writer
2002Distant
Producer
2002Distant
Director of Photography
2002Distant
Editor
2002Distant
Camera Operator
2002
The Wild Pear Tree
Director
2018The Wild Pear Tree
Screenplay
2018The Wild Pear Tree
Producer
2018The Wild Pear Tree
Editor
2018
The Small Town
Director
1997The Small Town
Writer
1997The Small Town
Camera Operator
1997The Small Town
Director of Photography
1997
Climates
Isa
2006Climates
Director
2006Climates
Writer
2006Climates
Editor
2006Climates
Producer
2006
Clouds of May
Director
1999Clouds of May
Writer
1999Clouds of May
Director of Photography
1999Clouds of May
Editor
1999Clouds of May
Camera Operator
1999
Cocoon
Director
1995Cocoon
Camera Operator
1995Cocoon
Writer
1995Cocoon
Director of Photography
1995Cocoon
Producer
1995
Pale Sun
Director
Pale Sun
Writer
Three Monkeys
Director
2008Three Monkeys
Writer
2008Three Monkeys
Editor
2008Three Monkeys
Producer
2008
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
Self
2025
A Long Cold Winter
2014A Long Cold Winter
Writer
2014A Long Cold Winter
Producer
2014A Long Cold Winter
Director
2014
On the Edge
Thanks
1998
Making Distant
2002Making Distant
Writer
2002Making Distant
Producer
2002Making Distant
Director
2002
Balkan Spirit
Self - Director
2013
Destiny
Thanks
2006
Making Climates
2006Making Climates
Writer
2006Making Climates
Producer
2006Making Climates
Director
2006
Making of The Wild Pear Tree
Himself
2018Making of The Wild Pear Tree
Writer
2018Making of The Wild Pear Tree
Producer
2018Making of The Wild Pear Tree
Director
2018
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Himself
2012
Seviyorum Ergo Sum
1993
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
2011Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Writer
2011Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Producer
2011Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
Director
2011
Otlar Sararırken
Creator
2025
Making Clouds of May
1999Making Clouds of May
Writer
1999Making Clouds of May
Producer
1999Making Clouds of May
Director
1999
Making The Small Town
1997Making The Small Town
Writer
1997Making The Small Town
Producer
1997Making The Small Town
Director
1997
Making of Three Monkeys
2008Making of Three Monkeys
Writer
2008Making of Three Monkeys
Producer
2008Making of Three Monkeys
Director
2008
Otlar Sararırken
A Long Cold Winter
Director
2024