At the Movies
Michael Wood: ‘Once upon a Time in Anatolia’, 10 May 2012
“... the man? Why did this woman die? How did she die? These questions are all raised and answered in Nuri BilgeCeylan’s Once upon a Time in Anatolia, but they are constantly displaced during the running of the movie by other, more abstract riddles. Why is this film noir so preoccupied with light? Why is it so busy ... ”