Pehlivan (1964)Directed by Maurice PialatYou, Spectators, come hereThe wrestlers will wrestle hereFo
Pehlivan (1964)Directed by Maurice PialatYou, Spectators, come hereThe wrestlers will wrestle hereForeigners do not know KarakucakKırkpınar is the championships of oil wrestlingWrestle; and prove that you are followers of Koca Yusuf and Aliço, heroes of oil wrestling.Pehlivan focuses on a three-day wrestling competition, anancient tradition that dates back over a thousand years to the time of theOttoman Empire, originating in the games the soldiers would play to entertainthemselves in between battles. Maybe that’s why there’s more than a hint ofhomoeroticism in the way the wrestlers oil themselves up with grease, makingsure to cover every inch of their bodies so that their opponents will be unableto get a grip. Pialat’s closeups emphasize the men’s muscular bodies jammed together andsliding off one another, posed in intimate, twisted arrangements, strugglingdesperately for a grip on each other’s bodies. Arms are jammed down pants, one of the only places there’s some potential for ahandhold, and the whole thing is very suggestive and sensual, a form ofintimate male contact that’s sanctioned as a show of strength andmasculinity. -- source link
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