This is crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul 2005 subtitulado by fonsso on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 cannes film festival. The footage was then compiled along with interviews from family, friends, witnesses, and survivors to create this disturbing yet very intriguing documentary. As a conclusion of this study, it has been able to reveal urban convergences with. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the crossing the bridge.
Istanbuls new bridge relieves heavy traffic congestion. Crossing the bridge ceza, sezen aksu, orhan gencebay ve daha bir cok muzikle ilgilenen ustadlarimiz. The sound of istanbul 2005 starring alexander hacke on dvd and bluray. The bridge of the title is istanbul itself, long held to be the pivot of east and west, and therefore the quintessence of multiculturalism, meltingpot, cultural stew, or any other term you care. Awardwinning director fatih akin takes us on a journey through istanbul, the city that bridges europe and asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. The sound of istanbul documents hackes journey throughout turkeys sonic landscape, from the grungeinfluenced rock of duman and the multicultural hiphop of ceza to the 50s and 60s tunes embraced by canadian folk singer brenna maccrimmon and the classic pop of regional icons orhan gencebay and sezen akzu. It also uses music to paint a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and provide a window. In istanbul, the asian and european sides, as well as fatih, are connected to one another through bridges that have become iconic visual representations of the city. In germany it was mostly punk rock, but when the film moved to istanbulthe music was turkish and hacke became drawn to the music of the city of istanbul.
Sep 27, 2006 germanborn turk fatih akin, director of the critically acclaimed thriller headon, introduces us to the istanbul music scene in this wellcrafted documentary. It was initially named the third bosphorus bridge with bosphorus bridge being the first bosphorus bridge and fatih sultan mehmet bridge the second bosphorus bridge. It is that inevitable crosspollination that characterizes the music that crossing the bridge. May, 2005 one of the worlds great cities comes vibrantly alive through its music and musical denizens in crossing the bridge. The sound of istanbul while standing up, or, more ideally, while swaying, spinning and shimmying. The bosphorus bridge is the gateway to the sea of marmara and the north coast of turkey. The film premiered on 27 september at the mumbai international film festival in 20. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional turkish music plus rock and hiphop.
Crossing bridges is a 20 indian film directed by sange dorjee thongdok. The sound of istanbul critics consensus infused with cultural and political concerns, this film weaves together a rich tapestry of musical styles that celebrate the diversity. Germanborn turk fatih akin, director of the critically acclaimed thriller headon, introduces us to the istanbul music scene in this wellcrafted documentary. Fatih akins music documentary goes a long way to capturing the flavour of a city in constant evolution. This documentary, by the maker of headon, forms a charming and committed investigation into the diversity and cultural stratification of the music that is reaching a growing audience in. Fatih akin made a powerful film about germanturkish identity called head on in 2004. Crossing the bridge does more than offer a wide variety of entertaining and intoxicating turkish music. Rap, experimental music, street music and other forms bring the city alive with rich sounds, including. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul urban lens. The bridge is a part of the north marmara highway that covers 257 kilometers including northern areas of istanbul and cities near istanbul. This film is a documentary of current music in istanbul, spanning the traditional to the modern. The sound of istanbul into an unusual portrait of istanbul, through all the social and cultural layers of the turkish population. Baba zula and brenna maccrimmon have made a nice improvisation.
Docu by turkishgerman helmer fatih akin is a belated. Major stars orhan gencebay, sezen aksu, but also underground music have a place in the film. It also uses music to paint a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and provide a. Awardwinning director fatih akin takes us on a journey through istanbul, the city that bridges europe and asia, and. The sound of istanbul trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone.
Another bridge on the gulf of izmit, south of istanbul, was opened last month to cut travel times between istanbul and other cities in the west, south and east. Eric steel s the bridge captures on film 24 suicides and one survivor in a year of filming at the golden gate bridge. One of the worlds great cities comes vibrantly alive through its music and musical denizens in crossing the bridge. The bridge is the controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the golden gate bridge in san francisco. With alexander hacke, ahmed ulug, cem yegul, mehmed ulug. Audiences from japan to france and mexico to south africa gaze at the breathtaking images of the city through the silver screen. Here you will find the city of bursa, known for its famed turkish baths, and the province of canakkele, gateway to the aegean and mediterranean seas with beautiful greeks islands virtually all visitors to the city will cross over or sail under this picturesque bridge in istanbul turkey during their. Sodrac, concord music publishing, and 2 music rights societies. The motion picture soundtrack of the documentary film featuring the greatest. Its not the expected thing for a documentary on turkish music to open with a quote from confucius, but that is not the only fascinating surprise that crossing the bridge. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul critique du. Usa 9 june 2006 new york city, new york spain 16 june 2006. Crossing the bridge bande originale du film licensed to youtube by merlin idol distribution on behalf of mk2 music.
Crossing the bridge is a 1992 american drama film starring josh charles, stephen baldwin and jason. Infused with cultural and political concerns, this film weaves together a rich tapestry of musical. Apr 02, 2008 crossing the bridgethe sound of istanbul. The latest film by fatih akin, who directed the exceptional headon, turns out to be a bosporusbased buena vista social club with cultural commentary thrown into the.
Director eric steel staked out for a year under the infamous bridge filming 23 suicides. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern istanbul. The sound of istanbul is a 2005 film documentary directed by fatih ak. The title of his film refers to the fact that the city, placed at the point where asia and europe meet, has always been as open to the east as it is to the west. He used and hew used einsturzende neubauten bass player alexander hacke to do the music for the film. The sound of istanbul is a 2005 filmdocumentary directed by fatih ak. The iconic bridges of istanbul when a city is separated by a strait, theres bound to be a few bridges that connect the two sides and draw in the eye. It is the first feature film ever to be made in the language of shertukpen, which is an indigenous dialect native to the state arunachal pradesh in india. Not for nothing is he quoted in crossing the bridge. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul films home. Born in hamburg to turkish parents, akin has taken istanbul to his heart like a native.
The film is a journey through the music scene in modern istanbul, turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. Hong kong 14 april 2006 hong kong international film festival poland 9 may 2006 european film festival romania 6 june 2006 transilvania international film festival denmark 9 june 2006. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul wikipedia. For the film about turkish music, see crossing the bridge. The sound of istanbul 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Filmmaker fatih akin examines diverse music performed by the denizens of istanbul, turkey. Directed by fatih akin and starring alexander hacke, baba zula, orient expressions and duman. The sound of istanbul primarily means to cover the turkish music scene, with its wide range of experimental rock, exotic jazz, incendiary hiphop, and romantic dancepopall performed with a proudly regional twist. Jun 09, 2006 if life were fair and film exhibition better, you could watch fatih akins musical mystery tour crossing the bridge. And as ethnomusicology, crossing the bridge serves well.
The sound of istanbul original soundtrack on allmusic 2005. At that time he had already completed film school, two short films, one. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern istanbu. The film was created by mike binder and loosely based on binders friends during the late 1970s in.
The sound of istanbul import crossing the bridge artist format. Its an awesome sight from up there, the wind and dizzying height halting your breath as you gaze across the strait. The sound of istanbul while standing up, or, more ideally, while swaying. Faith akin gives us through music, a comprehensive description of istanbul at all levels, presenting its history, class and age differences of the people but also the common point that unites and simultaneously separates them, their culture. Crossing the bridge is a 1992 american drama film starring josh charles, stephen baldwin and jason gedrick characters mort golden josh charles, tim reese jason gedrick and danny morgan stephen baldwin are friends who embark on a dangerous drugsmuggling venture. A plethora of movies set in this magical place, showing both fascinating and less pleasant faces of istanbul all over the world. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. The sound of istanbul 2005, abandon generic convention and. The bosphorus bridge was the first bridge built across the strait. Space, place, and mobility german literary and visual culture. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 cannes film festival it features german musician alexander hacke member of einsturzende neubauten as the narrator. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul home facebook.
Musical performance by oud player harold hagopian in the furman gallery before the april 28 screening, beginning at 9. Jun 09, 2006 watch the movie trailer for crossing the bridge. Dec 11, 2015 crossing the bridge bande originale du film licensed to youtube by merlin idol distribution on behalf of mk2 music. Crossing the bridge is a musical tour of turkey with a funky guide. If life were fair and film exhibition better, you could watch fatih akins musical mystery tour crossing the bridge. Akins subjects offer lively defenses of their respective.
The idea to build a bridge across the bosphorus was an old one. Along with the second, the fatih sultan mehmet bridge, and the ferry services the bridge is one of the principal means of transportation connecting the two sides of the city. The sun makes silver ripples on the churning bluegreen water and the. Islenen konu istanbuldaki degisik muzik turleri, muzik kulturleri ve bunlar. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.