the 69 year old will now serve another five years in office, potentially stretching his time in power to a quarter century. meanwhile, his opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu, said it was the most unfair election in years and that he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. live now to anna foster in istanbul: anna, in terms of unifying the country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ . v country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ ., , ., , want to? well i think that s a very aood want to? well i think that s a very good question. want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew- want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and - want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and i - good question, matthew and i think that s one that s quite difficult to answer at the moment. because when he made a speech yesterday evening you saw some of the pictures of the celebration on the street here in turkey last night. he talked about being a presid
interested in those themes, but those themes could apply to a shakespeare play or to any piece that deals, you know greek drama, even, really, with those bigger themes, and that s more where i had my intention. the godfather is made at the start of the 19705. it s a very dark period for america and i think that darkness is reflected in the film. what do you think this is, - the army, where you shoot em a mile away? this is the era of vietnam. this is the era of political assassinations. you know how naive you sound? why? senators and presidents don t have men- killed. who s being naive, kay? the country s coming out of the 605 and a lot of people are wondering if the american project can really continue. mr corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately. - the film really reflects the sense that the characters and the country and
intensified outside wickremesinghe s private residence in the country s capital colombo. bbc tamal s range sirilal is in colombo. what more can you tell us of the storming of the prime minister s because this game dry shortly after the prime minister said he would step down in the interest of the country. step down in the interest of the count . , ., ., , country. yes. he offered to resign, to find a peaceful country. yes. he offered to resign, to find a peaceful solution - country. yes. he offered to resign, to find a peaceful solution to - country. yes. he offered to resign, to find a peaceful solution to the i to find a peaceful solution to the current political crisis. this follows the meeting of the parliament which decided that the prime minister should resign. the speaker had informed the president
as you head further north across the uk. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: transport secretary grant shapps launches a conservative party leadership bid saying he will end tactical government by an often distracted centre wimbledon, she who was born in russia but has represented kazakhstan since 2018, has become the country s first player to win a major singles trophy in a nail biting women s final. protesters in the sri lankan capital, colombo, storm the president s official residence and set the prime minister s home on fire, demanding resignations over the handling of the country s worst economic crisis in decades. now on bbc news, on the 50th
their family which, in many ways, is a microcosm of the country is heading towards a very dark place. look how they massacred my boy. marlon brando was cast in the pivotal role of don corleone. he had a reputation for being difficult and the studio didn t want him, but coppola prevailed and his performance ended up defining the film. i have a sentimental weakness for our children and i spoil them, as you can see. they talk when they should listen. he was 47 years old when shooting began, ata low point of his career. he did a screen test for the part. he put paper handkerchiefs in his mouth to create the voice he wanted. what is the interest for my family? during filming, he wore this dental plumper, now an exhibit at the museum of the moving image, to make him sound and look different. how did things ever get so far? i don t know. i mean, coppola said he wanted he d get for either for the part either brando or olivier. 0livier wouldn t have