This is a film for only today's Turkish viewer, but could've been a good movie of international scale should it have been made in better hands. Before the seventies, the Turkish film industry was truly international; it was far better than today and had amazingly-talented directors, high-quality actors and actresses, very good writers and expert producers. In the fifties and sixties in particular, it was at its best. "Susuz Yaz", "Aci Hayat", "Kirik Canaklar" and "Duvarlarin Otesi" are just a few to mention from that golden era. And of course the eminent Yilmaz Guney's "Umut" and "Sürü" of the seventies after which the Turkish film industry's universal quality and golden reputation has been being deteriorated rapidly keeping the Oscar possibilities only in dreams.. Today the basic motive in the Turkish film industry is simply money, with a typical Turkish mentality:"Make a quick movie, make'm laugh or cry, and catch quick bucks". They do not give enough time, skills, expertise and dedication to their work today. Again, it's work for money, not for art; all commercial mind. Today, there are only a few good actors and directors in Turkey. And there are no producers that know or do the business well. Only the emerging well- educated, serious, knowledgeable and skilled new generation can bring the Turkish Film back to the level it desperately needs and rightfully deserves.
Review of The Butterfly's Dream
