Abstract
Long takes are often celebrated for their elaborate design and impressive execution. The long takes of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Ceylan 2011) are more modest, and yet have their own subtle power. The chapter asks what affect these less assuming shots have in our response to the film. The study is informed by a wider discussion of slow cinema, a movement that encourages a more contemplative mode of spectatorship, as well as the theory of haptic visuality, which contends that films can stimulate the sensations of touch and movement. The close analysis reveals how long takes can be used to shape how we see, and guide how we might feel about and interpret events.
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Rattee, J. (2017). The Search for Meaning in Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan 2011). In: Gibbs, J., Pye, D. (eds) The Long Take. Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58573-8_14
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