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Film at the Otoman Bank Museum:
" Time, Place and Life Stories"

Under the theme "Time, Place and Life Stories," the Ottoman Bank Museum is showing the documentary Salvador Allende on Thursday, June 15, at 7:00 p.m. Directed by Patricio Guzman, the film offers a candid, critical analysis of political idealism. Following the screening, writer and program producer Halil Turhanlı will lead a discussion entitled "Documentary Cinema and Memory."

Guzman's film documents how the right-wing military coup of September 11, 1973, overthrew Salvador Allende's democratically elected government, destroying peace and democracy in Chile. This unconventional biographical study provides a stirring and enlightening portrayal of Allende, presenting a simultaneously respectful and highly sympathetic view of one of the leading political figures of the 20th century.

The Museum's film program is prepared in collaboration with the Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) and offers a film, complemented by a discussion, on a different theme every week. Screenings are held free of charge. Please call (0212) 334 22 70 to make reservations.

Salvador Allende Director: Patricio Guzman, France, 2004 Running time: 100 min. Discussion: Halil Turhanlı / "Documentary Film and Memory"
Halil Turhanlı Turhanli was born in 1954, in Çanakkale. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University in 1977. From the beginning of the 1980s on, he has written articles for various magazines. He has published 7 books to date dealing with new social movements, 3 of which are specifically related to music, Müzik ve Muhalefet [Music and Opposition], Ütopyanın Sesleri [The Sounds of Utopia] and Anarşik Armoni [Anarchic Harmony]. He is interested in American underground cinema and has written articles on such avant-garde filmmakers as Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, Jonas Mekas and Stan Brakhage. In addition to writing, he is an avid reader, filmgoer and music lover.		Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) started out as a civil platform and began its structuring process following the National Conference held in March 1997. Today it continues its activities as an association with professional status, certified by the Ministry of Culture. Starting with Istanbul, Ankara, Eskisehir and Izmir, BSB is in contact with documentary filmmakers throughout Turkey. Convinced that civil culture is crucial in designing better social futures and filling the blanks of collective social memory, the Documentary Filmmakers Association considers these functions complementary to the creative aspect of documentary filmmaking. BSB creates and promotes screening spaces other than television, organizes and participates in film festivals all over Turkey and offers film screenings with discussions, especially in universities.