The Butterfly's Dream - Kelebegin Rüyasi

Since the movie based on a real story, it will probably remain as a source for Turkish Literature. The film pays a tribute to forgotten poets from the past.

"The Butterfly's Dream" title based on a story told by Muzaffer character in the movie: "One day, A mystic dreamed he was a butterfly. He woke up all confused. Did he dream he was a butterfly or was a butterfly dreaming that it was him?"

With a divine meaning of this story, one can understand that the stories in the movie have roots from the Turkish mysticism.

Film director, actor and also poet, Yilmaz Erdogan, wrote, starred and directed this mournful drama with Hollywood film stereotypes in mind, and that was the main issue, asphyxiating the aspirations of a decent plot, which presented sufficient arguments to be a triumph.

Impoverished but spirited poets, Muzaffer and Rustu, enjoying life, friendship and love, searching for recognition, and fighting against tuberculosis in 1940's Turkey. Both poets, who had the poet Behçet Necatigil (performed by Erdogan) as friend and mentor, will end up finding the love of their lives, until their short happiness be interrupted by sickness and a couple of painful goodbyes.

Some quotes in the movie:

" - A typewriter, Muzaffer. We need a typewriter.

• I can't steal another. It's your turn."

"Every unpublished poet wants to publish a poem magazine."

"I am without patience, You without loyalty"

"First he wants everyone to be German, then he says nobody can exactly be" (About Hitler after listening to his speech on the radio)

"Love is an excuse for poetry."

if you love poetry, you should watch this movie. no problem. if you don't like poetry (like me), you should definitely watch it. i have grown up in zonguldak where the poets live too. i have never heard about them. this movie made me (and turkey)know about them.

here is a part from the movie. i translated it. So it can't be %100 true.

"I would like to make a beautiful remember her beauty, before the

mirrors.."

MUZAFFER TAYYİP USLU

i hope this movie will win an Oscar in 2014.

2,5 hours... Wish the movie was even longer, wish I had the chance to walk into that screen and live in that movie together.

Visually it did remind me of Gladiator due to amazing scenery and La vita e Bella due to colors and era. But as a whole it was something else, something touching, heart breaking and still full of humor. If I need to explain it with one word, it was poetic in each and every moment.

Life of 3 poets. One very well known and experienced and two young and talented. A friendship that is bond with life and death. It should be really hard to capture it all but Yilmaz Erdogan did a great job as a director and actor. Two young poets, Kivanc Tatlitug and Mert Firat just makes you feel each and every moment of their life, their pain and their happiness so perfectly.

I plan to see it again at the theater and keep telling the people that it deserves a chance at the film festivals around the world.

Does a girl's love for poetry mean she will love the poet too?

You must definitely see this movie if you want to get lost among the beautiful scenes and poetry of course.

Without hesitating I can say that this is the best movie of Yılmaz Erdoğan. Art for Man's sake. I was very impressed by the movie.

I also would like to congratulate Director of Photography and Art Director. They did an outstanding job. Mert Fırat and Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the roles of two poets who died at early ages, performed very well. Friendship of these poets whose only concern is writing poets, is above everything. They spend most of their time together, try to get their poets published, like the same girl, go to the same sanatorium because of the same disease - TB.

Throughout the movie, poet is always in the middle of everything.

I remembered I missed poetry so much. After all, love is the pretext for poetry.