About Dry Grasses (2023) Review

[mickey]

I’ve been trying to get more into this director’s work. So far I’ve seen Distant and Once Upon a Time…. Unfortunately, this movie hasn’t made its way to Boston yet.

[lorcan]

One character in Ceylan‘s film Distant is a photographer too, and it features an interlude where he and the other main character go on a trip photographing in the mountains / countryside, resulting in pictures comparable to those in About Dry Grasses. That Ceylan is into photography is part of his story as a filmmaker, I think. He comes fairly early to digital cinematography, with the film Climates, where he introduces his, as you said in video, visual style that is unlike anyone else’s out there.

It’s been years since I saw The Wild Pear Tree and Winter‘s Sleep, so it’s hard to evaluate them so fully, but I think About Dry Grasses has the perfect balance of emotional engagement and enjoyment / ease to watch of those three.

[christophlohnherr]

I saw the movie yesterday and loved it. One day later I’m now looking for reviews and I really appreciate the way you talk about it. Subscribed!

[didemkilinc]

NBC is one of the least watched directors in Turkey unfortunately. Just like Orhan Pamuk who is one of the least read authors in Turkey, who won the Nobel Prize. If you love NBC movies you might also like Orhan Pamuk, especially his novel ‘Kar’ which means snow. Just thought you might like it.

[christophlohnherr]

For me, Lee Chang Dong is also a director in the same, deeply humanistic niche of filmmakers. I just watched your review again, after tonight seeing the movie for the second time in the theater. Thanks again, wonderful analysis.

[rutogames]

Do you have a review of the wild pear tree?

[christophlohnherr]

Can you talk about why you found the „breaking-the-fourth-wall“ scene profound? I thought about it fora while but I still don‘t see why NBC felt this was necessary - to me it feels a bit gimmicky, although I loved the rest of the movie…