The Dialogics between Mythos and Logos in Metin Erksan’s Sevmek Zamanı

Henrieta Krupa

doi:10.31122/sinefilozofi.1536743

The Dialogics between Mythos and Logos in Metin Erksan’s Sevmek Zamanı

Authors : Henrieta Krupa

Pages : 45-61

Doi:10.31122/sinefilozofi.1536743

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Publication Date : 2025-12-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Metin Erksan’s Sevmek Zamanı (Time to Love, 1965) stands out for its evocative exploration of love, obsession, identity, and the dichotomy between reality and illusion. The film’s poetic black-and-white imagery, minimal dialogue, and emphasis on visual composition invite viewers into a profound emotional and cognitive engagement. This article discusses previous interpretations of the film that applied various frameworks (mythical, philosophical, and psychoanalytical) that led to contradictory meanings and conclusions. By exploring Sevmek Zamanı through the lenses of Sufi mysticism, Platonic philosophy, and Lacanian psychoanalysis—particularly enriching Lacanian interpretation by utilising the concept of objet petit a—the article demonstrates the film’s dual operation within mythos and logos, arguing that Erksan’s film functions as a complex, multi-layered narrative that unfolds meaning within the non-propositional and non-conclusive Socratic dialogics. This interplay between mythos and logos generates a liminal space where contradictory meanings and ways of experiencing the world coexist and complement one another, challenging viewers to confront their own perceptions and understanding of reality. By eliciting a dialogue between emotional unconsciousness and cognitive consciousness, Sevmek Zamanı disrupts schematic thinking. The article enriches scholarly discourse by integrating previously underexplored aspects of Lacanian theory and illuminates the ways Erksan’s film operates within both mythos and logos dialogically, rendering contradictory meaning complementary. Thereby, the study offers a nuanced view on the film’s complexity within its content and narrative form.
Keywords : Sevmek Zamanı, Metin Erksan, mitos, logos, Socratik diyalektik, objet petit a

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