
Honey
2010, Drama, 1h 43m
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Critic Reviews for Honey
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Yusef's trials feel exquisitely urgent.
July 15, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 -
Some of the images Kaplanoglu finds are superb: a forest, a mountainside, a rippling, pulsing moon reflected in a pool of water. It is poetic film-making.
July 14, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
The rhythms of the picture are as patient and fluid as other Turkish art films might lead us to expect, but a trickle of anxiety runs through it...
July 14, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The movie's magic is all in the colour, the landscapes and the sounds - yes, Simon and Garfunkel were right - of silence.
July 14, 2011 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
A rewarding experience and a film full of grace, fine performances and a natural, subtle beauty.
July 14, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Filming in long, meticulously sculpted takes, Kaplanoglu is especially good at emphasising elements within the frame with inventive use of focus and the positioning of the camera.
July 12, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Honey
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Dec 17, 2011Features that consolidated a new movie trilogy: - A backwards, alternate chronology - Development of sound effects - An upwards improvement of cinematography - More humble origins (with each new film) - The same pattern to open a film (with its respective, long shots) - The same style to end a film (degradation and catharsis) - Poetry Result: A new auteur is born. 97/100Edgar C Super Reviewer
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Jul 05, 2011So slow movie but so beautiful.... I cannot believe that a film so slow so silent ? will like it so much. Through some spectaculars shots the director give us the splendor of simplicity of life. It is an exquisite film in all senses: the story, acting, visuals, and sound. The last film of Semih Kaplanoglu's Yusuf Trilogy It's not a film meant for festival audience. It's not a film promoting some highly intellectual ideas few can make sense of. It features a breathtaking beauty, beauty of life itself. Without any superficiality such as music, effects and faster than life rhythm it creates suspense so much so that we stay on tip toes till the end wondering: what shall become of Yusuf? And we find it out at the end...ok I don't want to spoil it. But let me tell you one thing when the movie was over nobody could move from their seats. This is the miracle of Dir.Semih Kaplanoglu.Arianeta L Super Reviewer
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Mar 21, 2011Primordial tale of a young boy and his father who journey into the mountains when their village's honey suddenly dwindles. There is an ancient, knowing quality to its depiction of a young boy's shaping into a man, but it is often too academic for its own good - overly calculated and emotionally distancing. Still, it's beautifully filmed & engaging.Matthew L Super Reviewer
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Feb 28, 2011It's son-father-religion triangle that is narrated in best possible way.The beautiful ending turned this small movie to a masterpiece . Didn't expect such a great movie from turkey's cinema. Honey alongside Distant is one of the movies that define turkish cinema in current century.Reza M Super Reviewer
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