Innocence of Memories

director: Grant Gee

original title: Innocence of Memories

year: 2015

running time: 90 min.

synopsis

A film essay shot in the streets of Istanbul and in one remarkable building, the Museum of Innocence. The museum and the film reconstruct the love story of Kemal and Füsun from a novel by Orhan Pamuk. After losing Füsun, Kemal began to collect all the things related to their relationship. Fetishization, obsession, and an extraordinary building that reminds us of an ordinary love.

biography

Grant Gee (1964) was born in Plymouth and lives in Brighton. He also directs music videos. His films look at anarchists, rockers, and writers. Past films include Meeting People is Easy (1998) about the band Radiohead and Joy Division (2007).

more about film

director:	Grant Gee
producer:	Janine Marmot, Keith Griffiths
script:	Grant Gee, Orhan Pamuk
editing:	Jerry Chater

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