French Press Positive On Turkish Director's Movie

CANNES - French press generally commented positively on Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan`s film "The Three Monkeys" which is competing for the "Palme d`Or" award at the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
Commenting on the movie, French daily "Le Figaro" said Ceylan`s style, focusing on the ways to reflect human traces, resembled the style of French director Maurice Pialat.
While "Liberation" compared Ceylan to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, another French newspaper "Parisien" said the Turkish director had a technically perfect frame.
Ceylan`s movie "The Three Monkeys", which is a French-Italian joint production, displays a family`s efforts to stay together.
The screenplay of the film was written by Ebru Ceylan, Ercan Kesal and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Among the film`s competitors at Cannes are Changeling (Clint Eastwood), The Palermo Shooting (Wim Wenders) and Adoration (Atom Egoyan).
(DO-AY)