Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema

Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema

Abstract By means of two case studies, this article demonstrates how differently Islam is depicted in a Turkish film composed by a secular, intellectual director and in a film considered to promote an Islamic way of life. Yılmaz Güney’s art house film Umut/Hope (1970) depicts Islam as an integra...

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Main Author: Petra de Bruijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Pittsburgh 2012-11-01
Series:CINEJ Cinema Journal
Subjects:
Turkish cinema, Turkish Islam, Yılmaz Güney, İsmail Güneş, Umut, The İmam
Online Access:http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/51
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spelling doaj-5229425f74474aceb7160fe5e398480b2020-11-25T02:42:10ZengUniversity of PittsburghCINEJ Cinema Journal2159-24112158-87242012-11-0121194110.5195/cinej.2012.5144Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinemaPetra de Bruijn0Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute of Area Studies, Middel Eastern Studies, Turkish Studies StudiesAbstract By means of two case studies, this article demonstrates how differently Islam is depicted in a Turkish film composed by a secular, intellectual director and in a film considered to promote an Islamic way of life. Yılmaz Güney’s art house film Umut/Hope (1970) depicts Islam as an integral part of Turkish reality. In the story of a poor carriage driver in South East Anatolia, who turns to treasure hunting guided by an imam, folk Islam is compared to a (secular) national lottery ticket: neither are the solution to existential problems. İsmail Güneş’ film The İmam (2005) can be regarded as an example of the return of Islamic values into Turkish society, showing compatibility with modernity. However, whereas Umut is showing (folk) Islam as an existing reality in Turkish society of the 1970s, The İmam is teaching a moral lesson to Turkish society of the 2000s.http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/51Turkish cinema, Turkish Islam, Yılmaz Güney, İsmail Güneş, Umut, The İmam
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Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema
CINEJ Cinema Journal
Turkish cinema, Turkish Islam, Yılmaz Güney, İsmail Güneş, Umut, The İmam
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title Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema
title_short Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema
title_full Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema
title_fullStr Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema
title_full_unstemmed Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema
title_sort islam goes hollywood. an exploratory study on islam in turkish cinema
publisher University of Pittsburgh
series CINEJ Cinema Journal
issn 2159-2411
2158-8724
publishDate 2012-11-01
description Abstract By means of two case studies, this article demonstrates how differently Islam is depicted in a Turkish film composed by a secular, intellectual director and in a film considered to promote an Islamic way of life. Yılmaz Güney’s art house film Umut/Hope (1970) depicts Islam as an integral part of Turkish reality. In the story of a poor carriage driver in South East Anatolia, who turns to treasure hunting guided by an imam, folk Islam is compared to a (secular) national lottery ticket: neither are the solution to existential problems. İsmail Güneş’ film The İmam (2005) can be regarded as an example of the return of Islamic values into Turkish society, showing compatibility with modernity. However, whereas Umut is showing (folk) Islam as an existing reality in Turkish society of the 1970s, The İmam is teaching a moral lesson to Turkish society of the 2000s.
topic Turkish cinema, Turkish Islam, Yılmaz Güney, İsmail Güneş, Umut, The İmam
url http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/51
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