The Butterfly's Dream (2013)

This is a film for only today's Turkish viewer, but could've been a good movie of international scale should it have been made in better hands. Before the seventies, the Turkish film industry was truly international; it was far better than today and had amazingly-talented directors, high-quality actors and actresses, very good writers and expert producers. In the fifties and sixties in particular, it was at its best. "Susuz Yaz", "Aci Hayat", "Kirik Canaklar" and "Duvarlarin Otesi" are just a few to mention from that golden era. And of course the eminent Yilmaz Guney's "Umut" and "Sürü" of the seventies after which the Turkish film industry's universal quality and golden reputation has been being deteriorated rapidly keeping the Oscar possibilities only in dreams.. Today the basic motive in the Turkish film industry is simply money, with a typical Turkish mentality:"Make a quick movie, make'm laugh or cry, and catch quick bucks". They do not give enough time, skills, expertise and dedication to their work today. Again, it's work for money, not for art; all commercial mind. Today, there are only a few good actors and directors in Turkey. And there are no producers that know or do the business well. Only the emerging well- educated, serious, knowledgeable and skilled new generation can bring the Turkish Film back to the level it desperately needs and rightfully deserves.

Fmovies: A Turkish biographical drama selected to represent the country in the 86th Academy Awards and as we know it was not nominated. The 'Rhino Season' actor starred in a prominent role and directed the movie. This was not a based on the famous people, I don't know honesty, but it is only a my guess after seeing the movie.

It is set in a small Turkish mining town around the time when the second world war was fought in Europe. It talks about two close friends Rustu and Muzaffer in their twenties who aspires to become poets. Craze about typewriters and their life depends on the poem they publish it in the book and weekly magazines. One day they meet a beautiful young women Suzan, daughter of a wealthy businessman and after that their life instantly change with lots of adventures and sorrow.

''If a poet spends too long in a poetic setting with a philistine, his poetry dries up.''

I loved the cast and performances. To see their act it was so real, a soul filling character representation. And then the fourth one called Mediha introduced when the story marched almost to the end, but she was good as well alongside the director himself as the fifth main role. The love story was very interesting, but can't say awesome, especially when it ends with a twist that was the moment in the narration peaks so high.

So what's the wrong with the movie was, it did not strengthened exposing characters to the deep. Without initial development it moves on and on to the different set of places in the story. The romance portions were not quite delightful because the whole scenario related to that was like a friendship thing. But it had a reason that only comes out at the end that you have to wait until then.

As from the literature perspective, it was one great inspiring biopic about two faded personalities from the history before the world knowing them. And as from romance and friendship side, it had different level of shades that one can go through in life, I mean like happiness, grief, adventures, survival, disloyal etc. One of the best Turkish movie so far I have seen. Those who are interested in biographical movies and literature should check it out, but remember it is about romance and friendship as well.

7.5/10

if you love poetry, you should watch this movie. no problem. if you don't like poetry (like me), you should definitely watch it. i have grown up in zonguldak where the poets live too. i have never heard about them. this movie made me (and turkey)know about them.

here is a part from the movie. i translated it. So it can't be %100 true.

"I would like to make a beautiful remember her beauty, before the

mirrors.."

MUZAFFER TAYYÄ°P USLU

i hope this movie will win an Oscar in 2014.

The Butterfly's Dream fmovies. poetic, touching, admirable work, Turkish at all for each detail, for music and for the emotion after its end. a film about poetry, love, life made in a special manner. the flavors, the decisions, the frame of soap opera and the scent of old films, the traces of tradition and the delicate story are mixed in a wise science of essence exploration. it is one of necessaries proofs about the art of Kivanc Tatlitug who is more than a cute guy and ideal choice for soap operas but, in same measure, for the art of Yimalz Erdogan. sentimental in deep measure, it is one of beautiful occasions to discover the roots and the force of a cultural space. and that fact is basis for the feeling to be front to a personal experience more than a film. because each piece seems be so real and the case of two young Turkish poets has the virtue to be universal.

it is not easy to define the source of its beauty. the story, the music, the inspired performances, the poetry and love as pieces of a large puzzle, the humor, the past recreated with grace and care for the details, the romanticism who has different side, the old destiny of the young poet and the joy of life as only significant prize for a fight without chance of victory. a film who reminds the force of Turkish cinema in brilliant manner. because, using nothing original at the first sigh, it is a profound story about history using its small ingredients. a film about the hungry of beauty. that definition gives the entire special bitter atmosphere for a not complicated film about two young men, a friendship and a girl.

You must definitely see this movie if you want to get lost among the beautiful scenes and poetry of course.

Without hesitating I can say that this is the best movie of Yılmaz Erdoğan. Art for Man's sake. I was very impressed by the movie.

I also would like to congratulate Director of Photography and Art Director. They did an outstanding job. Mert Fırat and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the roles of two poets who died at early ages, performed very well. Friendship of these poets whose only concern is writing poets, is above everything. They spend most of their time together, try to get their poets published, like the same girl, go to the same sanatorium because of the same disease - TB.

Throughout the movie, poet is always in the middle of everything.

I remembered I missed poetry so much. After all, love is the pretext for poetry.