Midnight Express

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Quest'estate ero in Svizzera, gironzolavo tra le bancarelle di Lugano e da lontano ho visto la copertina di questo libro, non sapevo neanche che prima del film ci fu il libro, potevo immaginarlo certamente, ma ci sono delle cose che dai per scontato e basta. Ammetto che ho tenuto da parte questo libro per un po' perchè avevo una paura folle che mi offuscasse uno dei miei film preferiti. Ma come ormai è regola poteva essere il libro inferiore al film? Certo che no, perchè se il film è maraviglioso, il libro è stupendo e ci sono voluti solo due giorni per leggerlo. But both the book and the movie were very damaging to U.S.-Turkish relations. Americans, as with most people, are only too willing to blame foreigners for their problems. The drug problem was already headline material at the time; President Nixon had declared “war” on the drug trade. I really shudder at those words now.

For me it was pretty compelling reading. It has aged well (1977 it was published), and doesn't suffer from being a generation or two old. Four stars for me. This seems a credible. Midnight Express was one of my favorite movies as a young man under 12, seeing the movie over and over on HBO. But I have since come to be disappointed in Oliver Stone’s hyper-dramatizations, made on the basis of “creative license,” what with the JFK movie (compared to ABC News/Peter Jennings “Beyond Conspiracy”) and really having a hard time enjoying the memories now that it seems clear the entire Midnight Express movie was all just good directing, and nothing more. There is a fleeting reference to the popular restaurant The Pudding Shop, in the bazaar. It is actually on Divan Yolu, the main avenue through historic Old Istanbul. Si bien yo me esperaba "más acción", por así decirle, creo que sucede todo muy rápido al final, pero eso no quiere decir que no me gustó. Billy Hayes είναι από εκείνες που κάθε άνθρωπος εύχεται να μην του τύχει και διαδραματίζεται τη δεκαετία του 1970. Ξέρετε παιδιά των λουλουδιών, χίπηδες, ο πόλεμος του Βιετνάμ και γενικά σε μια δεκαετία όπου όλα ήταν εντελώς διαφορετικά σε σχέση με το σήμερα. Ο Hayes είναι ένας από τους νέους εκείνης της εποχής που ακόμα αμφιταλαντεύεται, παρόλο που φοιτά σε πανεπιστημιακή σχολή, από κάπως αυστηρή οικογένεια που ναι μεν θέλει να ζήσει τη ζωή του χωρίς περιορισμούς και πρέπει αλλά και δεν θέλει να απογοητεύσει τους δικούς του, ειδικά τον πατέρα του, που μια ζωή έκανε οικονομίες για να μπορέσουν τα παιδιά του να σπουδάσουν.In June of 1972, Billy meets with his lawyer Yesil again with Yesil assuring him of convincing Turkish officials to lose his records before the high court in Ankara can review his case for the right amount of money. Billy is bored and uninterested at Yesil's visit, feeling it's all empty promises.

I have read it; it is not bad, but Billy Hayes admitted that the book was slightly exaggerated and dramatized. In the book he alleged that when he was first apprehended, he was beaten. He did not allege other beatings. When the movie was made, it included not only brutal treatment — there is a particularly savage scene in the movie when the young American bites the lip of a Turkish prison official who was abusing him. I don’t think any of those incidents ever occurred. I read Midnight Express years ago and I was quite taken by the graphic descriptions of his awful imprisonment and the terrible conditions existing in Turkey at that time for convicts. There are many tv shows, usually about South American or Asian countries prisons which are just as harsh as the ones in this book. It would be interesting to see statistics about the rate of recidivism from prisons with such grim conditions compared with those of the rather hard, tough ones of the US and also with the much easier ones of Europe and especially the Nordic countries.Having lived, worked and travelled extensively in Turkey for many many years I can't believe I waited so long to read this. "Midnight express" is a commonly used phrase amongst many of us who've lived in the remote parts of Turkey. Even now it's a sort of watch word for remembering to toe the line and avoid situations which might lead to incarceration. Billy Hayes' story has infiltrated its way into popular culture. J.W. Stillwell - The conductor of the train that No. 13 was a part of who still holds his duties, just now in the Shadowlands. Me gustó mucho que el autor en ningún momento se priva de contar las cosas y los sentimientos que le van surgiendo, incluso en un momento llegó a sorprenderme.

During his first night in holding at a local jail, a freezing-cold Billy sneaks out of his cell and steals a blanket. Later that night, he is rousted from his cell and brutally beaten by chief guard Hamidou for the theft.a b Smith, Helena (16 December 2004). "Stone sorry for Midnight Express". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013 . Retrieved 14 January 2012. That is clearly the miracle he has been waiting for four years. He seizes the opportunity to escape by putting on a guard's uniform and walking out of the front door. Hayes, Stone, and Alan Parker were invited to attend a special screening of Midnight Express, with prisoners in the garden of an L-type prison in Döşemealtı, Turkey, as part of the 47th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October 2010. [42] In the end, there are a few conventional, or at least retrospectively familiar aspects found along the overlong path that the film blandly, unevenly and often unsubtly treks, and is made compelling enough by decent scoring, outstanding cinematography, extensive scripting, audacious direction, and strong acting, - especially by Brad Davis - to make Alan Parker's "Midnight Express" a generally engrossing and ultimately rewarding dramatization of the horrors Billy Hayes faced in a problematic prison system. Class 7 Bengali 2nd Unit Test Question Paper Suggestion 2023 | সপ্তম শ্রেনী বাংলা দ্বিতীয় পর্যায়ক্রমিক মূল্যায়ন প্রশ্নপত্র ও সাজেশন ২০২৩

The writing wasn't particularly special, but it told the story well and came across honestly. The book tells of the corruption within the prison system, the violence of the prison authorities - the beatings, the rapes (mostly of the child prisoners), the availability of drugs, and the horrific prison conditions. It also tells the stories (or part of them) of Hayes' fellow inmates,although whether these are true or not is probably up for debate. In likelihood he probably changed their details around etc. A little later, Billy is forced to stand naked with the customs officers staring and grinning at him and an unidentified southern American man (Bo Hopkins), presumably an agent with the DEA, walks in. (Note: the mysterious American is never named, but Billy refers to him as 'Tex' due to his strong Texan accent.) "Tex" is calm and kind with Billy and takes him to a local police station where he is is interrogated where Tex translates for a local Turkish detective whom offers Billy freedom if he points out who sold him the hash. A group of wraiths are sent to gather information for the Hierarchy about a Great War-era scandal; however, some want the information protected, no matter the cost. Billy Hayes. Στους τίτλους τέλους παρατήρησα ότι πρόκειται για την αληθινή ιστορία του Hayes και η ταινία βασίστηκε στο αυτοβιογραφικό βιβλίο του το οποίο για κάποιο λόγο δεν είχα διαβάσει μέχρι σήμερα 25 περίπου χρονιά αφού είδα την ταινία.En la cárcel parecía que todos permanecían a la expectativa de algo. Se esperaba que abrieran la celda y que llegara el pan por la mañana; se esperaba la comida a mediodía; se esperaba que llegara el agua, para poder ir al baño o lavarse; se esperaban las visitas; se esperaba el juicio; se esperaba la libertad..." Hayes δεν έζησε μόνο σε ένα αφιλόξενο περιβάλλον, αλλά πέρασε αρκετά χρόνια μαρτυρίου, βασανισμών (σωματικών και ψυχικών), καταπίεσης και εξευτελισμού. The film was first released on VHS and Betamax by Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment in 1979. It made its DVD debut in 1998. A 30th Anniversary DVD of the film was released in 2008, and a Blu-ray was released in 2009.