Istanbul Tales (2005)

Original title

Anlat İstanbul

Directed by

Yücel Yolcu, Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı, Ömür Atay

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Turkey

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Five interconnected stories set in modern Istanbul draw on classic fairy tales. Different characters navigate love, secrets, and chance encounters across the city.

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What happens

Istanbul Tales (Turkish: Anlat İstanbul) is a 2006 Turkish drama-anthology film, directed by Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı, Ümit Ünal, Yücel Yolcu and Ömür Atay, which tells five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood. The film, which went on nationwide general release on 11 March 2005, won several awards including Best Film at the 24th International Istanbul Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.