Elia Kazan used to visit Turkey regularly. One of his close friends Zulfu Livaneli, musician and film-maker, gave him a small role in one of his films. Maybe you should contact him. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ali" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:02 PM Subject: [SCREEN-L] Elia Kazan > Hello, > > I'm working on a soon-to-be-published collection of selected letters > belonging > to Elia Kazan at the University of Missouri with Professor Al Devlin. > Currently, > I am in the research phases of the project and am trying to find sources > that > might lead me to find any information describing Kazan's international > reputation. I have been able to find a few small articles in the New York > Times regarding the international film festivals his films were in > however, I > have been unsuccessful in actually finding international reviews on his > work or > international articles that reference to Kazan's reputation as a film > director. If > anyone has any information or knows of a good international source please > point me in the right direction. I would greatly appreciate it. > > Also, anything that would describe Kazan's national reputation as a film > director, his development of his technical skills on the screen (lighting, > set > design, etc), and his constant addressing of social issues (sex, divorce, > anti- > semitism) in his films would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all > in > advance who contribute and have a beautiful day! > > ---- > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu > ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org