The poetry of real life, and the poetry you jot down in notebooks or recite in your head, come clashing together in subtly powerful ways in What Remains (Artakalan), the latest feature from veteran Turkish filmmaker Yesim Ustaoglu (Clair Obscur). Following a bohemian couple from Istanbul who hit a wall both creatively and personally, this slow-burn drama takes a little too much time to get the ball rolling but evolves into an honest portrait of artists finding their way out of the darkness. After premiering in competition at San Sebastian, it will continue its festival tour and likely book theaters around Europe, although it may be too…
