THE BOSPHORUS SONG

THE BOSPHORUS SONG, 1966

Turkey | DVD, Black & White, 100” | Turkish

Director:Nejat Saydam

Cast: Selda Alkor, Tamer Yiğit, Atıf Kaptan, Adnan Şenses

A group of female students who have come to visit Istanbul begin their tour of the “inebriating” Bosphorus under the supervision of their teacher Vildan Hanım. A group of urban lads is accompanying them on this trip where everyone is having a great time. But an unexpected sea accident brings these lovely hours to an end. An ardent love begins between Mine, who falls into the sea, and Tarık, the handsome young man who saves her. The first 20 minutes of the film take the viewer on a tour of Istanbul, to the accompaniment of a potpourri of songs from that period played one after the other. This melodrama, graced by views of Istanbul that are of documentary value, is as important for its visual appeal as for the songs by Tanju Okan which seem to turn the film into a kind of musical dedicated to the Bosphorus.