
Istanbul
2007, French. Directed by Martine Rousset.
With Istanbul, Martine Rousset puts on the brakes to the world's movement through a cinema of deceleration. At the boundaries between image by image movement and optical fusion, the rhythm of the film gives way to a suspended or floating time. Is it not certain that the idea of duration is more able to render a perception of the city that rather burns for intense emotion. It seems as if the camera cultivates a dreamy half-sleep. To this soft throbbing, blends however, variation of exposure as well. Therefore, at certain times, seeing becomes fragile and dangerous.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 2007
- Country
- Turkey, France
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Istanbul runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Which OTT platform is Istanbul on?
Istanbul isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2007. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Istanbul?
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Who directed Istanbul?
Istanbul (2007) was directed by Martine Rousset.