A big favorite at this past New York Film Festival ABOUT DRY GRASSES tells the story of a school teacher in a small village in the Anatolia region of Turkey. As he prepares to finish up his fourth year at the school complications arise.
This is a really good film. I had wanted to see it at NYFF but the run time of three and a half hours made it difficult because of how it ran across other films. I was also wary because I was afraid of getting locked into a really long film at the festival where it might be difficult to bolt.
I should not have worried. This film is compelling film. Watching the film for my year end catch up I figured that if I didn't like it I could just move on to something else. However from the first frame to the last I was held captive by the film. I was completely engaged with the people up on the screen. I was carried away. To be honest I really don't know if the film needed to be 217 minutes, I started to waiver a bit after two hours, but at the same time I wasn't going anywhere because I wanted to see where it was headed.
If you want a great drama and have the time, I highly recommend ABOUT DRY GRASSES.
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