Emerging Realist Tendencies in New Turkish Cinema through Magical, Spiritual, and Anthropocene Lenses

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 154 - 170, 31.12.2024

İclal Can Gürbüz

https://doi.org/10.59280/film.1562568

Abstract

This study examines the emerging forms of reality through the lenses of Magical Realism, Spiritual Realism, and Anthropocene Realism in contemporary Turkish cinema. Through the films of Onur Ünlü, Semih Kaplanoğlu, and Reha Erdem, it analyzes how these directors construct their cinematic worlds and reinterpret reality. Using the close reading method, the study reveals how Ünlü integrates fantastical elements into ordinary settings, how Kaplanoğlu addresses spiritual and metaphysical themes, and how Erdem reflects ethical dilemmas regarding human-environment relations.

Keywords

Magical Realism, Spiritual Realism, Anthropocene Realism, Onur Ünlü, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Reha Erdem

Yeni Türk Sinemasında Büyülü, Manevi ve Antroposen Yaklaşımlarıyla Ortaya Çıkan Gerçekçilik Eğilimleri

Abstract

Bu çalışma, çağdaş Türk sinemasında Büyülü Gerçekçilik, Manevi Gerçekçilik ve Antroposen Gerçekçilik perspektiflerinden gelişen gerçeklik türlerini incelemektedir. Onur Ünlü, Semih Kaplanoğlu ve Reha Erdem’in filmleri üzerinden, bu yönetmenlerin filmsel dünyalarını nasıl tasarlayıp oluşturdukları ve gerçekliği nasıl yeniden yorumladıkları analiz edilmektedir. Yakın okuma yöntemiyle yapılan bu çalışma, Ünlü’nün fantastik unsurları sıradan mekânlarda entegrasyonu, Kaplanoğlu’nun spiritüel ve metafizik temaları ve Erdem’in insan-çevre ilişkilerine dair etik ikilemleri nasıl yansıttığı ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Büyülü Gerçekçilik, Manevi Gerçekçilik, Antroposen Gerçekçilik, Onur Ünlü, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Reha Erdem

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