Sinema Filmlerinde Gastronomi Semiyolojisi (Gastronomy Semiology in Moiıon Picture Film)

Abstract

The aim of the study is to reveal the coincidental or conscious use of semiotic gastronomic elements in cinema films. The first of the sub-objectives is to reveal the symbols with which gastronomic reflections are represented. Another sub-goal is to analyze the meanings of the gastronomic symbols in Turkish culture and to establish a relationship between gastronomy culture in movies and social culture dynamics. In line with the purpose of the study, the method of the study was determined as qualitative. Semiological analysis has been applied to gastronomic elements in cinema films. This study aims to analyze which gastronomic symbols are used in cinema films and the gastronomic elements and meanings that have a generally accepted social meaning; It is also important to reveal the meanings of gastronomic symbols reflected in the movie, such as status, family and social class. The cinema films of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the screenwriter and director who has many national and international awards and is socially considered to reflect Turkish culture realistically, constitute the universe of the study. The example is the movie "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia". As a result of the study, it was revealed that gastronomic symbols were included in the movie and elements such as hospitality, ascribed gender roles and hierarchy were conveyed through gastronomic symbols.