Film
The Sound of Istanbul
Fatih Akin Summer Cinema
Director: Fatih Akin, Farbe, 91 Min., 2005, With English subtitles
Documentary film about Istanbul's music scene.
Alexander Hacke, bassist of "Einstürzende Neubauten", and director Fatih Akin go to the streets of Istanbul well equipped with microphone and camera to capture the sound there. The journey begins at the Bogazici Körprüsü, the famous Bosporus Bridge; it leads them through the crowd of the streets to the rapper Ceza, to Orhan Gencebay, the master of the Saz, and to the Diva Sezen Aksu. They also meet street musicians and the Kurdish singer Aynur.
A musical portrait of a pulsating city where orient and occident seem to merge.
Details
Goethe-Institut Chicago
150 N Michigan Ave
Suite 420
Chicago IL 60601
USA
Price: Free Admission
rsvp-chicago@goethe.de
Part of series Fatih Akin Sommer Kino