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The Interconnected Humanity of 'The Edge of Heaven' Edges on Clichenew
Is it just me, or is "the inevitable, tragic interconnectedness of all humankind" currently in danger of replacing "wise-cracking hitmen" as the most overworked arthouse cliche of our time?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven
Fatih Akin Returns to Fiction in 'The Edge of Heaven'new
Over the course of two features, one documentary and a handful of shorts, Akin has devoted himself to depicting the lives of Turks within present-day Germany, and the complicated relationship between the two countries.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Going to the 'Edge of Heaven' with Fatih Akinnew
Akin's latest film is a fierce, generous melodrama, the second of a trilogy about émigré culture patterned after Fassbinder's trilogy of movies about post-World War II German history that began with The Marriage of Maria Braun.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven
Fatih Akin on His Complex 'The Edge of Heaven'new
For most filmgoers, the network narrative has become a crashing bore. But the Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin's latest film reinvigorates this screenwriting ploy, breathing new life into something I'd written off for dead.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven
World Beatnew
This trip through musical Istanbul is a little prettier than it is deep, but it provides a window into the variegated subcultures of a city one musician calls "a bridge crossed by 72 nations."
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-13-2006 |
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Istanbul and Constantinople
This film is lively and meticulously constructed.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
06-30-2006 |
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Tough Lovenew
The typical boy-meets-girl romantic comedy is given an upgrade when it's suicide attempts that bring two people together. They marry each other to get away, and -- surprise, surprise -- fall in love.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
07-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, Head-On
The Wedding Stingernew
A young Turkish/German woman controlled by her strict Muslim family decides that marriage to a self-destructive alcoholic is her only way out.
Riverfront Times |
Melissa Levine |
07-06-2005 |
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Wild Turksnew
The gutter punk romance Head On reinvigorates European cinema.
Tags: Fatih Akin, Head-On
Spousal Supportnew
The marriage of two Turks who meet while in a German psychiatric hospital grows from a relationship of convenience into a genuine love affair.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
05-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, Head-On
