Filmography

1960

Susuz yaz (Dry Summer)
(Turkey (Turkish), 1967, 90 mins.)
Director: Metin Erksan and David E. Durston
Cast: Ulvi Dogan, Erol Tas, Hülya Kocyigit
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1970

Umut (Hope)*
(Turkey (Turkish),1970, 100 mins.)*
Director: Yilmaz Guney and Serif Goren
Cast: Yilmaz Guney, Gulsen Alniacik, Tuncel Kurtiz, Kursat Alniacik
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Baba (The Father)
(Turkey (Turkish),1971, 96 mins.)
Director: Yilmaz Guney
Cast: Yilmaz Guney, Muserref Tezcan, Kuzey Vargin, Aytac Arman
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Gelin (The Bride)
(Turkey (Turkish), 1973,)
Director: Lutfi Akad
Cast: Hulya Kocyigit, Kerem Yilmazer, Kahraman Kyral, Ali Sen, Aliye Rona, Kamram Usluer
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Selvi Boylum al Yazmalim (The Girl with the Red Scarf)
(Turkey (Turkish), 1977, 90 mins.)
Director: Atif Yilmaz
Cast: Turkan Soray, Kadir Inanir, Ahmet Mekin, Hulya Tuglu, Cengiz Sezici
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Suru (The Herd)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1978, 129 mins.)
Director: Yilmaz Guney and Zeki Okten
Cast: Tarik Akan, Melike Demirag, Erol Demiroz, Levent Inanir, Sener Kokkaya, Tuncel Kurtiz
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Hazal
(Turkey (Turkish), 1979, 90 mins.)
Director: Ali Ozgenturk
Cast: Turkan Soray, Talat Bulut, Bahir Ates, Meral Cetinkaya
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1980

At (The Horse)*
(Turkey / West Germany (Turkish), 1982, 116 min.)
Director: Ali Ozgenturk
Cast: Bektas Altinok, Ylhami Bekir, Ayberk Colok, Erol Demiroz, Sidika Duruer
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Yol (The Road)*
(Turkey / Switzerland / France (Turkish), 1982, 114 mins.)
Director: Yilmaz Guney and Serif Goren
Cast: Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergun, Meral Orhonsay, Necmettin Cobanoglu
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Duvar (Mur/ The Wall)*
(Turkey / France (Turkish / French), 1983, 117 mins.)
Director: Yilmaz Guney
Cast: Tuncel Kurtiz, Ayse Emel Mesci Kuray, Malik Berrichi, Nicolas Hossein, Isabelle Tissandier
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Anayurt Oteli (Motherland Hotel)
(Turkey (Turkish), 1987, 110 mins.)
Director: Omer Kavur
Cast: Macit Koper, Sahika Tekand, Orhan Cagman, Serra Yilmaz
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Su Da Yanar (Water Also Burns)
(West Germany / Turkey (Turkish), 1987, 111 mins.)
Director: Ali Ozgenturk
Cast: Tarik Akan, Sahika Tekand, Natalie Douverne, Turgut Savas, Fahriye Abla
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Muhsin Bey (Mr. Muhsin)
(Turkey (Turkish), 1987, 145 mins.)
Director: Yavuz Turgul
Cast: Sener Sen, Ugur Yucel, Sermin Hurmeric, Osman Cavci
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1990

C Blok*
(Turkey (Turksih), 1994,)
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cast: Serap Aksoy, Ulku Duru, Zuhal Gencer, Feridun Koc, Fikret Kuskan
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Ciplak (Nude)
(France / Greece / Turkey (Turkish), 1991, 120 mins.)
Director: Ali Ozgenturk
Cast: Meral Cetinkaya, Sumru Yavrucuk, Jale Arika, Sami Hazinses, Hulya Karakas
THEMES:

Eskiya (The Bandit)
(Turkey (Turkish), 1996, 121 mins.)
Director: Yavuz Turgul
Cast: Sener Sen, Ugur Yucel, Yesim Salkim, Kamran Usluer, Sermin Hurmeric, Ulku Duru, Ozkan Ugur
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Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Bath)*
(Italy / Turkey / Spain (Turkish / Italian), 1997, 94 mins.)
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Cast: Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d’Aloja, Carlo Cecchi, Halil Ergun, Serif Sezer, Mehmet Gunsur
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Isiklar Sonmesin (Let the Lights Shine On)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1997,)
Director: Reis Celik
Cast: Selmin Karaali, Tuncel Kurtiz, Berhan Simsek, Tarik Tarcan
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Kasaba (The Small Town)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1997, 85 mins.)
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast: Cihat Butun, Emin Ceylan, Fatman Ceylan, Havva Saglam, Emin Toprak
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Masumiyet (Innocence)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1997, 110 mins.)
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cast: Guven Kirac, Derya Alabora, Haluk Bilginer
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Nihavend Mucize*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1997,)
Director: Atif Yilmaz
Cast: Turkan Soray, Haluk Bilginer, Lale Mansur, Beyaz, Meltem Savci, Sukran Gungor
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Tabutta Rovasata (Somersault in a Coffin)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1996, 76 mins.)
Director: Dervis Zaim
Cast: Ahmet Ugurlu, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aysen Aydemir, Mahmut Benek, Ahmet Cediladirci, Baris Celiloglu
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Aprilkinder (April Children)
(Germany (Turkish / German / Kurdish), 1998, 85 mins.)
Director: Yuksel Yavuz
Cast: Inga Busch, Ercan Durmaz, Ozgur Ozata, Serif Sezer, Bulent Sharif, Senem Tepe
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Gemide (On Board)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1999, 102 mins.)
Director: Serdar Akar
Cast: Erkan Can, Haldun Boysan, Yildiray Sahinler, Naci Tasdogen, Ella Manea
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Harem*
(Turkey / Italy / France (Turkish / French / Italian), 1999, 110 mins.)
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Cast: Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Lucia Bose, Valeria Golino, Malick Bowens, Christophe Aquillon, Serra Yilmaz, Haluk Bilginer, Pelin Batu
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Hoscakal Yarin (Goodbye Tomorrow)
(Turkey (Turkish), 1998,)
Director: Reis Celik
Cast: Orhan Aydin, Meltem Berent, Gonen Bozbey, Mazlum Cimen, Bulent Colak, Hikmet Karagoz, Tuncel Necmioglu
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Gunese Yolculuk (Journey to the Sun)*
(Turkey / Netherlands / Germany (Turkish / Kurdish / Dutch), 1999, 104 mins.)
Director: Yesim Ustaoglu
Cast: Nazmi Qirix, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan, Ara Guler, Lucia Marano
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Mayis Sikintisi (Clouds of May)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1999, 130 mins.)
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast: Emin Ceylan, Muzaffer Ozdemir, Fatma Ceylan, Emin Toprak, Muhammad Zimbaoglu, Sadik Incesu
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Propaganda*
(Turkey (Turkish), 1999, 120 mins.)
Director: Sinan Cetin
Cast: Kemal Sunal, Metin Akpinar, Meltem Cumbul, Rafet El Roman, Meral Orhonsay, Ali Sunal
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Ucuncu Sayfa (The Third Page)*
(Turkey / Italy / France (Turkish), 1999, 92 mins.)
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cast: Basak Koklukaya, Ruhi Sari, Erol Babaoglu, Umit Cirak, Zeki Demirkubuz
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2000

Dar Alanda Paslasmalar (Offside)
(Turkey (Turkish), 2000, 120 mins.)
Director: Serdar Akar
Cast: Akasya, Fatih Akyol, Mujde Ar, Sezai Aydin, Sahnaz Cakiralp, Erkan Can
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Filler Ve Cimen (Elephants and Grass)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 2000, 115 mins.)
Director: Dervis Zaim
Cast: Ali Surmeli, Sanem Celik, Bulent Kayabas, Haluk Bilginer, Ugur Polat, Semir Aslanyurek, Ezel Akay
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Gule Gule*
(Turkey (Turkish), 2000, 105 mins.)
Director: Zeki Okten
Cast: Esref Kolcak, Zeki Alasya, Metin Akpinar, Yildiz Kenter, Sukran Gungor
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Hicbiryerde (Innowhereland)
(Turkey (Turkish), 2002, 90 mins.)
Director: Tayfun Pirselimoglu
Cast: Zuhal Olcay, Parkan Ozturan, Michael Mendl, Ruhi Sari, Meral Okay, Cezmi Baskin
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Itiraf (Confession)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 2002, 100 mins.)
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cast: Taner Birsel, Basak Koklukaya, Yskender Altyn, Mirac Eronat, Gulgun Kutlu
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Yazgi (Fate)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 2001, 119 mins.)
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cast: Emrah Elciboga, Engin Gunaydin, Demir Karahan, Feridun Koc, Serdar Orcin, Zeynep Tokus
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Buyuk Adam Kucuk Ask/ Hejar
(Turkey / Greece / Hungary (Turkish / Kurdish), 2001, 120 mins.)
Director: Handan Ipekci
Cast: Sukran Gungor, Dilan Ercetin, Fusun Demirel, Yildiz Kenter, Ismail Hakki Sen
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Fotograf (The Photograph)
(Turkey (Turkish), 2001, 66 mins.)
Director: Kasim Oz
Cast: Muhlis Asan, Zulfiye Dolu, Feyyaz Duman, Nazmi Kirik, Mehmet Ali Oz
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Uzak (Distant)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 2002, 110 mins.)
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast: Muzaffer Ozdemir, Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer Erkaya, Nazan Kirilmis, Feridun Koc, Fatma Ceylan
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Bekleme odasi (The Waiting Room)*
(Turkey (Turkish), 2003, 92 mins.)
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz
Cast: Zeki Demirkubuz, Nilufer Acikalin, Nurhayat Kavrak, Nilufer Acikalin, Serdar O rcin, Ufuk Bayraktar
THEMES: adaptation, Existentialism, men and women, artistic frustration, economics