This one will get to you. Director Deniz Gamze Ergüven takes on a difficult subject -- the terrible treatment of young girls by relatives enforcing conservative moral prerogatives. Sidestepping issues of religion, she makes a powerful case for the rights of women, with the help of five marvelous young actresses; her show is funny, scary and thoroughly compelling. Mustang Blu-ray The Cohen Media Group-Entertainment One 2015 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date May 10, 2016 / 39.98 Starring Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Elit Iscan . Cinematography David Chizallet, Ersin Gok Film Editor Mathilde Van de Moortel Original Music Warren Ellis Written by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour Produced by Charles Gillibert Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Perhaps this is a "Little Women" for the millennium. I can't say that Turkish filmmaking is better than ever because that this is the first film I've seen by a Turkish director. Deniz Gamze Ergüven...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Perhaps this is a "Little Women" for the millennium. I can't say that Turkish filmmaking is better than ever because that this is the first film I've seen by a Turkish director. Deniz Gamze Ergüven...
- 5/7/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Review by Stephen Tronicek
You don’t just watch Mustang. You watch it slowly unfold in front of you as it pulls no punches. Mustang is an emotional juggernaut that through its simple story, and the best direction of the year makes for one of the most intense and heartbreaking experiences of the year. Mustang begins with five sisters playing a game with some boys on a beach. They return to their home only to be viciously attacked by the adults in their lives, and threats are thrown at them. We soon realize that they are all part of arranged marriages. The smallest of the sisters, Lale, starts to question this, and sees the oppression of the tradition. The girls almost seem to be “picked off” as they get married, and go live with men that they don’t want to live with, much less be married to. Near the...
You don’t just watch Mustang. You watch it slowly unfold in front of you as it pulls no punches. Mustang is an emotional juggernaut that through its simple story, and the best direction of the year makes for one of the most intense and heartbreaking experiences of the year. Mustang begins with five sisters playing a game with some boys on a beach. They return to their home only to be viciously attacked by the adults in their lives, and threats are thrown at them. We soon realize that they are all part of arranged marriages. The smallest of the sisters, Lale, starts to question this, and sees the oppression of the tradition. The girls almost seem to be “picked off” as they get married, and go live with men that they don’t want to live with, much less be married to. Near the...
- 12/25/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As Oscar nominations near, nations from across the globe have submitted their selection for what film will hopefully bring them awards glory come that broadcast early next year. However, as with any year’s submissions, sometimes countries can think, for lack of a better term, outside the proverbial box with their respective selections. And sometimes, one of film’s greatest and most influential locales not only gives people a swerve with their selection, but brings to light a new and profound cinematic voice.
That’s exactly what has happened this year with France and their shocking selection of a little talked about film, Mustang. Director Deniz Gamze Erguven’s superb motion picture comes out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, specifically its Director’s Fortnight sidebar, and despite this otherwise great resume, it faced stiff competition on the French film scene. With a Palme d’Or winner in Jacques Audiard...
That’s exactly what has happened this year with France and their shocking selection of a little talked about film, Mustang. Director Deniz Gamze Erguven’s superb motion picture comes out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, specifically its Director’s Fortnight sidebar, and despite this otherwise great resume, it faced stiff competition on the French film scene. With a Palme d’Or winner in Jacques Audiard...
- 11/20/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
After causing a stir earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Europa Cinemas prize in the Directors' Fortnight, Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s directorial debut ,“Mustang,” will not only be France’s official entry into the Best Foreign Language category at the Oscars but also will see release through Cohen Media Group. To that end, the film’s first trailer has finally been released online to get the awards campaign rolling. Co-written by Alice Winocour, “Mustang” follows a quintet of young sisters in a repressive northern Turkey coastal town as they navigate an unfair system that robs them of their freedom and the exhilaration of youth. Our review called the film’s performances “superbly naturalistic, Warren Ellis’ score unobtrusively fitting, and David Chizallet and Ersin Ersin Gok’s photography subtly poignant.” Here's the official synopsis: It’s the beginning of the summer. In a village in the.
- 9/23/2015
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
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