The only city to sit astride two continents, Istanbul once Byzantium once Constantinople is the economic and cultural capital of Turkey. Pierre Brouwers who made his first feature report in Istanbul in 1970 – has watched the city grow and modernize, at an impressive and quite fascinating rate. The director guides us through
all the city’s many districts, plunging us into everyday life while at the same time
visiting the most fabulous landmarks. Like with the other films in this collection,
several festivals and some sumptuous aerial photography give us a very privileged
deep look inside this city of 1,001 nights.
Districts: Ortaköy, Galata, Sirkeci, Eyüp, Pera, Beyazit, Kadikoÿ, Kumkapi, Levent... .
Taksim and Istiklal street. The Golden Horn. Spring Festival. Festival of Youth and
Sports. Janissary military band. Turkish baths. Architecture Saint
Sophie. The Blue Mosque. Topkapi Palace. The harem. Dolmabahce Palace. The
Tank Basilisk. Pigeon Market. Walls. Narghile. Carpets. Lokum confectionery.
The grand bazaar. Cabaret and Belly-Dancing. Swirling Dervishes. Illumination
workshop. Marbled paper. The Islands of Princes.

Director : Pierre Brouwers
Editor : MEDIA 9 -

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