Dry Summer/ Susuz Yaz (Metin Erksan, Turkey, 1963)

https://notesonfilm1.com/2022/11/10/thinking-aloud-about-film-dry-summer-susuz-yaz-metin-erksan-turkey-1963/ A melodrama about two brothers. Osman and Hasan. Osman is the eldest and has power and rights over how their land is run. A complex film about patriarchy in agrarian culture and the damage it does to all the individuals involved whilst tearing a community apart. A melodrama that seethes with sexual desire, and where that desire overrules familial relations that would normally be considered taboo. A complex film depicting a way of life that is not so distant, probably still current ian some parts of the world and which is not afraid to be poetic and allegorica. It is instantly and thoroughly engaging in spite of two incidents involving animals that inadvertently act as a distanciating device and might make some think twice about watching it. Much of the podcast is devoted to exploring why we recommend people do so.