
The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
Byzance uses a text by Stefan Zweig to describe the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453. Before he turned to feature filmmaking in 1968 with Naked Childhood, Pialat worked on a series of short films, many of them financed by French television. Byzance is one of Pialat’s six Turkish shorts.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Stefan ZweigWriter
- Maurice PialatDirector
Cast
- André ReybazNarrator
Themes
turkeycities