Soggy Cannes premiere for Turkish director Ceylan’s ‘About Dry Grasses’

CANNES -- Turkish auteur filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan returned to the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet on a particularly rainy Friday with his latest competition entry, "About Dry Grasses." Ceylan and his film team gathered in front of the Palais des Festivals as rain lashed the French Riviera city and puddles formed on the red carpet and the plastic sheets covering it. Including "About Dry Grasses," Ceylan's films have been in the running for the Palme d'Or seven times, with only "Winter Sleep" taking the top prize in 2014. The film follows Samet (Deniz Celiloglu), a young art teacher finishing up his compulsory service in a remote village in Turkey village who is losing ho...

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