Hayatboyu

Lifelong

Der 52-jährige Architekt Can und seine Frau Ela, eine Künstlerin, leben in Nisantasi, einem noblen Stadtteil Istanbuls. Als ihre Tochter des Studiums wegen auszieht, wird das Paar ganz auf sich selbst zurückgeworfen und stellt fest, dass die Leidenschaft ihrer Beziehung längst verflogen ist. Gleichzeitig bietet das gewohnte Eheleben die nötige Sicherheit, in der es keine kritischen Fragen oder umständliche Erklärungen braucht. Bis zu jenem Tag, als Ela Zeugin eines Telefongesprächs ihres Mannes wird …

Nisantasi is a classy Istanbul residential district. Its inhabitants may be rich and beautiful but they are not necessarily happy. This is the case for 52-year-old architect Can and his wife Ela, an artist. Their daughter Nil has moved out to study in Ankara. Left to their own devices, the couple realise that their passion for each other is not what it once was. Nonetheless they both feel secure in the safe harbour of a marriage which places no demands for critical questions or complex explanations. One day, Ela happens to overhear her husband talking on the phone. Director Aslı Özge sketches the story of a lost love, filmed in desaturated colors and fashionably cool interiors which emphasize the emptiness that lies hidden beneath the surface.

Regie Biografie
Aslı Özge, born 1975 in Istanbul, Turkey, graduated from the Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Film & TV in 1999 and has lived in Berlin since 2000. Her feature debut MEN ON THE BRIDGE screened in Locarno and Toronto and won several awards. LIFELONG premiered at the Berlinale in 2013 and won the Best Director Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival in the same year. // Films (selected): CAPITAL C (2000, short), HESPEROS'UN ÇÖMEZLERI (Hesperos’ Apprentices, 2005, doc), KÖPRÜDEKILER (Men on the Bridge, 2009; CE '10), HAYATBOYU (Lifelong, 2013)
Competition Fiction 2014
Aslı Özge
Türkei / Deutschland / Niederlande 2013
color
102 Minuten
OmeU
Drehbuch Aslı Özge
Kamera Emre Erkmen
Schnitt Aslı Özge, Natali Barrey
Ton/Sounddesign Marcel De Hoogd
Mit Defne Halman, Hakan Çimenser, Gizem Akman, Onur Dikmen
Produktion
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