Kelebegin Rüyasi

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.

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

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"Every unpublished poet wants to publish a poem magazine."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

poetic, touching, admirable work, Turkish at all for each detail, for music and for the emotion after its end. a film about poetry, love, life made in a special manner. the flavors, the decisions, the frame of soap opera and the scent of old films, the traces of tradition and the delicate story are mixed in a wise science of essence exploration. it is one of necessaries proofs about the art of Kivanc Tatlitug who is more than a cute guy and ideal choice for soap operas but, in same measure, for the art of Yimalz Erdogan. sentimental in deep measure, it is one of beautiful occasions to discover the roots and the force of a cultural space. and that fact is basis for the feeling to be front to a personal experience more than a film. because each piece seems be so real and the case of two young Turkish poets has the virtue to be universal.

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.