Sunday, March 27, 2011

At Istanbul Festival, Foreign and Homegrown Films - NYTimes.com

"At Istanbul Festival, Foreign and Homegrown Films
By SUSANNE FOWLER
The actress Meric Benlioglu in Yavuz Ozkan's film The actress Meric Benlioglu in Yavuz Ozkan’s film “Love in Istanbul.”

On April 2, the curtain rises on the 30th annual Istanbul Film Festival, offering two weeks of nearly nonstop screenings of Hollywood blockbusters, Oscar winners and international box office hits at seven theaters around town. But for visitors, the festival is also a rare chance to see Turkish films with English subtitles."

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