cal newspaper, an outlet he uses
as a means of pontificating, often
about his disdain for the working
class people who rent his inherited properties. One such tenant is
Hamdi (Kilic), the local Imam, who
comes into contact with Aydin
after his young nephew breaks
a window of the landlord’s jeep.
Not wanting to consort with Hamdi, Aydin tells him to forget about
the incident, but the Imam insists
on making reparations, much to
Aydin’s annoyance.
With its hotel setting and snobbish protagonist, Winter Sleep almost feels like a slow cinema riff
on Fawlty Towers, comic set-pieces
replaced by lengthy arguments
and discussions between Aydin,
his much younger wife (Sozen)
and his sister (Akbag). These extended conversations may not
make for great cinema, but they’re
undeniably great drama, thanks to
the wonderfully naturalistic performances from the film’s intimate
cast. Like most real life debates,
the arguments here ramble off
into a variety of tangents as those
involved try their best to have the
last word. The film’s finest moment
is also its most uncomfortable to
watch, a sequence in which Aydin
patronisingly interjects in his wife’s
charity dealings. Watching the
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