Director: Gaspar Scheuer
Cast: Norma Aleandro, Alejandro Awada, Agustina Muñoz
Argentina; 94’, 2012, color
Spanish with Turkish subtitles
Argentina, 19th century. Takeo, a young japanese immigrant, decides to go alone in the mountains, searching for the mythical samurai Saigo Takamori, exiled in Argentina and who would be, according to Takeo's grand father, rebuilding a new army to go back to Japan and defeat the emperor. On its way, Takeo meets Sin Brazos, a veteran from the argentine army, who claims to know where Takamori is hidden. The two men ride together for new adventures.
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Objects also bear the memory of the geography to which they relate. Ceramics, with soil as their primary material, are directly linked to the land where they are produced: forging a direct relationship with earth, ceramics bear the memory of the soil where they come from.
Among the most interesting themes in the oeuvre of Prassinos are cypresses, trees, and Turkish landscapes. The cypress woods in Üsküdar he saw every time he stepped out on the terrace of their house in İstanbul or the trees in Petits Champs must have been strong images of childhood for Prassinos.
Pera Museum, in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is one of the main venues for this year’s 15th Istanbul Biennial from 16 September to 12 November 2017.
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)
