Three Monkeys
Contemporary Cinema
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1h 44m
Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan | 105 mins | 2008
Ceylan’s unsettling noir sets up a doomed love triangle between a corrupt politico, his chauffeur who takes the rap for his crimes, and his lover—who happens to be his chauffeur’s wife. A work of true stylistic bravura, the shifting story deploys skewed palettes and angles to craft a thick mood of guilt and simmering rage.
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