Friday, March 26, 2010    6:00 p.m.
Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston

SYNOPSIS

It is a black comedy about the friendship between a girl who runs away from her rural village to Istanbul to become and actress and a bohemian street photographer.

SELECTED FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• Bordighera Comedy Films Festival, Italy (1966): Silver Tree Award

Director ATIF YILMAZ

Atif Yilmaz was born in 1926 in Mersin. He studied Law and Fine Arts in Istanbul University. After working as a film critic, scriptwriter and assistant director, he made his first film The Bloody Cry (Kanli Feryat) in 1951. He directed 114 films over a period of 50 years. He won national and international awards and his films were screened in retrospectives in various international festivals. Turkish cinema lost its legendary filmmaker in May 2006 as he passed away at the age of 80, leaving behind unforgettable films. Boston Turkish Film Festival pays tribute...

Filmography:

Egreti Gelin / Borrowed Bride (2005) Eylül Firtinasi / After the Fall (1999) Nihavend Mucize (1997) Tatli Betus (Mini TV Series, 1993) Berdel (1990) Olu Bir Deniz (1989) Arkadasim Seytan / Devil, My Friend (1988) Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen (1987) Aaah Belinda (1986) Degirmen / The Windmill (1986) Adi Vasfiye / Her Name is Vasfiye (1985) Bir Yudum Sevgi / A Sip of Love (1984) Seni Seviyorum (1983) Mine (1982) Adak / The Sacrifice (1979) Insan Avcisi / Heart of a Father (1979) Minik Serce / The Little Sparrow (1979) Seyahatname (Mini TV Series, 1979) Kibar Feyzo (1978) Köseyi Dönen Adam (1978) Aci Hatiralar (1977) Baskin / The Raid (1977) Ibo ile Gülsah (1977) Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalim / The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977) Bas belasi (1976) Hasip ile Nasip (1976) Maglup Edilemeyenler (1976) Tuzak (1976) Çapkin Hirsiz (1975) Deli Yusuf (1975) Iste Hayat (1975) Zavallilar (The Poor, 1975) Kuma (1974) Salako (1974) Gullu Geliyor Gullu (1973) Kambur (1973) Mevlana (1973) Cemo (1972) Gelinlik Kizlar (1972) Köle (1972) Utanc (Shame, 1972) Zulum (1972) Ates Parcasi (1971) Battalgazi Destani (1971) Gullu (1971) Unutulan Kadin (1971) Yedi Kocali Hürmüz (1971) Darildin mi cicim bana? (1970) Zeyno (1970) Asktan da Ustün (1970) Kizil Vazo (1969) Kolen Olayim (1969) Menekse Gözler (1969)

Cemile (1968) Köroglu (1968) Yasemin'in Tatli Aski (1968) Balatli Arif (1967) Harun Resid'in Gözdesi (1967) Kara Gözlüm (1967) Kozanoglu (1967) Ölüm Tarlasi / The Death Field (1966) Pembe Kadin (1966) Topragin Kani / Blood of the Earth (1966) Ah Güzel Istanbul / Oh Beautiful Istanbul (1966) Sevgilim Artist Olunca (1966) Murad'in Türküsü (1965) Sayili Dakikalar (1965) Hep O Sarki (1965) Tacsiz Kral (The Crownless King, 1965) Erkek Ali (1964) Kalbe Vuran Düsman (1964) Kesanli Ali Destani / Kesanli Ali's Epic (1964) Yarin Bizimdir (1964) Azrailin Habercisi / The Messenger of Death (1963) Iki Gemi Yan Yana / Two Ships, Side by Side (1963) Batti Balik (1962) Bes Kardestiler (1962) Bir Gecelik Gelin (1962) Cengiz Han'in Hazineleri / Treasure of Genghis Khan (1962) Dolandiricilar Sahi / King of the Swindlers (1961) Kizil Vazo / The Red Vase (1961) Seni Kaybedersem / If I Lose You (1961) Tatli Bela / The Sweet Calamity (1961) Allah cezani versin Osman Bey (1961) Ölüm Perdesi / The Death Curtain (1960) Suçlu / The Guilty One (1960) Aysecik - Seytan Cekici / Aysecik: Bright Kid (1960) Karacaoglan'in Kara Sevdasi (1959) Alageyik / The Fallow Deer (1958) Bir Soförün Gizli Defteri (1958) Bu Vatanin Cocuklari / This Land's Children (1958) Kumpanya (1958) Yasamak Hakkimdir (1958) Gelinin Muradi (1957) Bes Hasta Var / There are Five Patients (1956) Daglari Bekleyen Kiz / The Girl Who Watched the Mountain (1955) Ilk ve Son / The First and the Last (1955) Kadin Severse / If a Woman Loves (1955) Simal Yildizi / The North Star (1954) Ask Izdiraptir (1953) Hickirik / The Sob (1953) Iki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda (1952) Mezarimi Tastan Oyun (1951) Kanli Feryat / The Bloody Cry (1951)