DRESSES OF TIMES PAST

DRESSES OF TIMES PAST, 1975

Turkey | DVD, Black & White, 51’ |Turkish

Director:Metin Erksan

Cast:Gül Deniz, Ümit Tokcan, Ahmet Mekin

Adapted for TRT from the story of the same name in Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’s Abdullah Efendinin Rüyaları [The Dreams of Abdullah Efendi], the film depicts a day in the life of a young man who has given himself up to chance. As in the original story, the man’s name is not mentioned. The man is very excited because he is to meet with his lover at night. He doesn’t want to leave his room until it’s time for their rendezvous, but when his friend insists he gives in and goes out anyway. His fears come true and later that night, unfortunate coincidences follow him around. In this night where the line between dream and reality becomes blurred, he falls in love with a girl who wears dresses of times past. The girl tells him about her sick father, and the sick father calls the girl his wife. The man is confused, but he is determined to pursue the girl he loves.