Sinemanın Özüne Bir Yolculuk: “Saf Sinema” Olgusunu Tartışmak ve Bir Örnek Olarak Yol Kenarı Filmi
A Journey to the Essence of Cinema: Discussing the Case of ‘Pure Cinema’ and Sideway Film as an Example

Summary/Abstract: The concept of pure cinema, which was first proposed by the French-Avant-garde filmmakers in the 1920s, and has since been discussed by filmmakers, directors and film academies, stands as a rather vague and difficult-to-frame concept. However, even at all this controversial point, the conscientious rejection of pure cinema by other artistic mediums in filmmaking is a common point, especially with the influence of literature on narrative, and that theater is an unacceptable understanding of cinema, on the plot and on acting. In this context, pure cinema is basically a concept which means making cinema with only the possibilities of cinema. In other words, this means that the art of cinema is making films by using its own unique features. This study will attempt to define the pure cinema approach by using a descriptive method within the framework of Bela Balazs' understanding of cinema, Siegfried Kracauer's concept of cinematic approach and Gilles Deleuze's motion image and time image will be presented to the discussion by analyzing the cinematographic codes specific to pure cinema in the film Sideway (Tayfun Pirselimoğlu, 2017). At this point, the main purpose of the research is to discuss the limits of pure cinema and to present the filmmaking practices of the defined cinema understanding in a concrete way.

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