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"Every unpublished poet wants to publish a poem magazine."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

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.

it is not easy to define the source of its beauty. the story, the music, the inspired performances, the poetry and love as pieces of a large puzzle, the humor, the past recreated with grace and care for the details, the romanticism who has different side, the old destiny of the young poet and the joy of life as only significant prize for a fight without chance of victory. a film who reminds the force of Turkish cinema in brilliant manner. because, using nothing original at the first sigh, it is a profound story about history using its small ingredients. a film about the hungry of beauty. that definition gives the entire special bitter atmosphere for a not complicated film about two young men, a friendship and a girl.

Visually it is very beautiful and the plot is decent, although sometimes it is quite slow; it is a good turkish drama.

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.