Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Date of birth: 1959-01-26
Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Known for: Directing
Also known as: 누리 빌게 제일란, 努里·比格·锡兰, Нури Бильге Джейлан
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Climates
2006-09-07
Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born f
The Waiting Room
2004-02-27
Ahmet, a filmmaker on Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', sinks into depression, alienates loved o
Balkan Spirit
2013-04-08
Filmmaker Hermann Vaske explores the creative Balkan world in the hopes of understanding the meaning
Seviyorum Ergo Sum
1993-01-01
Making of Three Monkeys
2008-12-31
A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Three Monkeys / Üç Maymun" by Nuri Bilge Ceyla
Making of Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
2011-12-31
A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Once Upon A Time in Anatolia" by Nuri Bilge Ce
Making Distant
2002-12-31
Making of documentary of "Uzak / Distant" is showing the film makers on the set of "Uzak". A film sh
Making The Small Town
1997-12-01
Making of documentary of Kasaba is an interesting footage showing how you can shoot a feature with j
Making Climates
2006-12-31
A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Climates / İklimler" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The
Making Clouds of May
1999-12-31
Making of documentary of "Clouds of May / Mayıs Sıkıntısı" is showing the film makers on the set of
A Long Cold Winter
2014-12-31
A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Winter Sleep" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. 'Winter Sl
Making of The Wild Pear Tree
2018-12-31
A documentary about the filming session of the film “The Wild Pear Tree” by Nuri Bilge Ceylan… ‘The
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
2012-03-01
A film director, an actor, a musician, an organizer of festivals, a husband, a father, a grand-fathe
Otlar Sararırken
Watch the 3-part behind-the-scenes documentary of the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award-winnin
The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
2025-05-17
Ten years after the first documentary, the legend of the Palme d’Or… continues. Some new laureates o