Six acclaimed foreign directors will shoot short films about Istanbul. Unutma Beni Istanbul (Do Not Forget Me Istanbul) is part of a project carried out within the scope of the city being European Capital of Culture 2010.
The subtitle of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s first feature, from 1965, “Only Violence Helps Where Violence Reigns,” suggests the fierce political program evoked by their rigorous aesthetic. The pretext of the film, set in Colog…