Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy;
it is absolutely essential to it.
― Howard Zinn
Pera Film opens its 2013 fall season with a striking program - A Farewell to Arms: Stories of Civil Resistance. The program’s title is inspired from one of the greatest American novels to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway published in 1929. Just as the novel explored the beautiful and the tragic, the tender and the harsh, and the realistic, the selected films of the program examine recent stories of civil resistance – from 1985 onwards - in a corresponding poetic as well as genuine approach.
The program is presented with six feature-length documentaries accompanied by a shorts program entitled A Short Walk in the Park. Civil resistance is often a response to changes in constellations of power; the documentaries originating from different countries such as Turkey, the US, United Kingdom, Germany and Iran; all deal with the people, the public and their interpretation of current politics and social issues. At times the stories stem from the masses, at other times the stories evolve from the individual’s point of view.
September 4
19:00 Tous au Larzac
September 6
19:00 Occupy: The Movie
September 7
13:00 The Network
15:00 Better This World
17:00 The Green Wave
18:00 The Gate of Heavenly Peace
September 8
14:00 Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
16:00 F*ck for Forest
18:00 The Network
September 10
14:00 Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
September 19
19:00 Tous au Larzac
September 28
13:00 Handsworth Songs
14:00 The Green Wave
16:00
A Short Walk in the Park
Shorts
19:00 Better This World
September 29
13:00 Occupy: The Movie
Handsworth Songs
15:00 F*ck for Forest
18:00
A Short Walk in the Park
Shorts
19:00 The Gate of Heavenly Peace
September 4
19:00 Tous au Larzac
September 6
19:00 Occupy: The Movie
September 7
13:00 The Network
15:00 Better This World
17:00 The Green Wave
18:00 The Gate of Heavenly Peace
September 8
14:00 Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
16:00 F*ck for Forest
18:00 The Network
September 10
14:00 Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
September 19
19:00 Tous au Larzac
September 28
13:00 Handsworth Songs
14:00 The Green Wave
16:00
A Short Walk in the Park
Shorts
19:00 Better This World
September 29
13:00 Occupy: The Movie
Handsworth Songs
15:00 F*ck for Forest
18:00
A Short Walk in the Park
Shorts
19:00 The Gate of Heavenly Peace
Program Trailer
The program’s title is inspired from, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. Just as the novel explored the beautiful and the tragic, the tender and the harsh, and the realistic, the selected films of the program examine recent stories of civil resistance – from 1985 onwards - in a corresponding poetic as well as genuine approach.
This is one of Stanisław Chlebowski’s larger canvasses dealing with themes other than battles; only Ottoman Life at the Sweet Waters now at the Istanbul Military Museum can compare with it in size.
Due to its existence behind closed doors, the lifestyle and attires of the women in the Harem have been one of the most fascinating topics for western painters and art enthusiasts alike.
Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
