OH, BEAUTIFUL ISTANBUL

OH, BEAUTIFUL ISTANBUL

OH, BEAUTIFUL ISTANBUL, 1966

Turkey | DVD, Black & White, 97’ |Turkish

Director:Atıf Yılmaz

Cast:Sadri Alışık, Ayla Algan, Danyal Topatan

The story of Haşmet, an Istanbul gentleman, and Ayşe, a young working-class girl with a burning desire to move up the social ladder. A representative of a fallen era, Haşmet has sold the manor left him by his father and lives in its yard, in a shack that has a piano in it. As for Ayşe, her ignorant and sincere nature makes her a person one can easily befriend. On the one hand, the film lays bare our constantly debated values and judgments and the critique of Westernization, while on the other, it reflects the degeneration of music, the cruelty of life and how love can be our savior.

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