Dry Summer Written by Metin Erksan, Kemal Inci, and Ismet Soydan Directed by Metin Erksan Turkey, 1964 In 2013, the Criterion Collection released a Blu-Ray/DVD box-set entitled ‘Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project’. The box set consists of six films from various parts of the world that have received high-quality restorations, thanks to the assistance of …
“Within the recognizable forms of, roughly, the melodrama, the musical documentary, and the thriller, these titles peer into their respective cultures via a comparably subtle observation that is in some ways cloaked by a familiar surface style and structure.”
“Bringing together six diverse titles from six different regions of the globe, the Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project collection is a treasure trove for those seeking obscure, rare, and fascinating titles that extend well beyond film history’s conventional canon.”