trumper republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from 30 rock center and we are now 152 days away from the election. and it has been 80 years since the largest see to land invasion in history, d-day. president joe biden joined world leaders in normandy to mark the historic moment. at the american cemetery, he addressed the crowd that included surviving veterans that took part in the assault that helped liberate europe. peter alexander was there. reporter: 80 years later, where useful bravery landed, today, these last surviving heroes returned. just above the source for 150,000 allied troops, waited in the surf, and were met by an endless barrage of kris mayes six bullets. from the president, a solemn tribute. it is my honor to be able to salute you here in normandy. all of you. reporter: fewer than 200 of american sons who stormed these beaches on d-day to help reclaim the continent from k
Im stephen sackur. A dozen years ago, europeans looked to turkey and thought they saw a country becoming more like them, embracing Western Values and on a long term track to eu membership. But today, well, europe sees authoritarianism, conservatism, and repressionm embodied in the all powerful figure of president erdogan. My guest is elif shafak, the turkish novelist and writer who lives much of her life in london. Does the west get anywhere close to understanding turkeys complex culture and politics . Elif shafak, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. When you write of turkey today, i wonder what emotions draw you . Would it be anger or sadness or incomprehension . I think there is a lot of sadness. I feel sad. I feel worried. So much is changing in turkey and so fast. I think speed is important with many things that are happening, with a bewildering speed which almost prevents time to stop and analyse because Something Else happens next week and so it goes on and on. I am very sad when i l
line with the mainstream. and democrats, up and down the ballot suffered. absolutely. so thank god kathy hochul got the message that if she did not reserves this policy, people were going to express their outrage at this policy at the ballot box, and they were going to reject democrats up and down the line this is good, she is listening to voters, it is a democratic process, right? and right before us, this is why democrats are going to win max, thank you. amanda, sorry had to go a little extra time. when we return, we are going to spend a little bit more time on this important day, reflecting on d-day. most of us weren t around 80 years ago, but our next guest takes us back in time through the art of storytelling. when the 11th hour continues.
it s easier to produce it, but harder to make them successful because the reason they re being remade is because they were a hit, right? if you watch the new version, everybody is comparing that to something that was a hit. it s hard to measure up. charles: it is better. maybe the remake of the thomas crown was not bad maybe. it s so rare. but doesn t it point to the fact that hollywood is relying on sequels, prequels that they have lost the art of storytelling? they shouldn t have. it s not that hard to get a new idea. i have them all the time. whether they are friendly enough for to be produced, that remains to be seen, which is why i m not a movie producer. but that s their job. just looking at what is on nick at night and be like i m going to do this gran. i don t understand. charles: and get paid. what about sex in the city,
a major role. suddenly everything is in motion the stories the camera the montage. this is a frog it s a phase in which film is exploring its possibilities finding a new cinematic language there are major discoveries in both lighting and the art of storytelling of office it s a. new film language and new perspectives. i think you can find me more of the same weimar cinema revisited makes you want to discover more about the little known films from this fascinating era. it s not quite as prestigious as the one underway in berlin right now but another film festival just took place in san francisco one that celebrates the diversity and dynamism of german language cinema the film screened at the berlin and beyond festival the largest german language film festival outside of europe and