Atif Yilmaz
Country: Turkey
Total Credits at Criticker: 1 (Actor), 96 (Director), 26 (Writer)
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Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing... (imdb)
The impact of the 12 September coup d'etat on a family
The story is about a man(Erol) who cannot help himself thinking his late mother..Erol (Haluk Bilginer)always calls her mother, but one day she returns, and the story begins. (imdb)
A Turkish film about the underground life in Istanbul (cinemablogy.blogspot.com)
Tatlı Betüş (1993) - TV Series
A series of 8 episodes, based on Aziz Nesin's book.
Newly divorced Nilgun, a doctor from Istanbul, is sent to a remote small town to practice; where she meets up with long lost friend Havva while treating local prostitutes. The two start a relationship, only to have Nilgun decide she is really heterosexual and return her newly converted lesbian lover to the streets. (imdb)
Adaptation from Umit Kivanç's novel, it deals with political dealing of a generation
Berdel means a kind of exchange between two families. One family gives a girl to be bride as the dowry payment of the bride they're taking from another family. This "tradition" was used in South-eastern Anatolia, mostly young girls were being given. The film focuses on the drama of this situation with another suppresion on women. It was that giving birth to a baby boy instead of girls was accepted as the main duty of women in Anatolia.
Love story between a successful, middle-aged bank manager Yuksel (Türkan Şoray) and retired biology teacher Adnan (Rutkay Aziz).
Faith (Alanson) is a struggling musician whose efforts did not pay. One night disappointed, he talks to his "Plastic Sweetheart" a realistic-looking mannequin in a shop window (Ozdemiroglu) that, "he could even sell his soul to the Devil for fame"...and then he sees the Devil himself (Poyrazoglu). They make a deal that Faith, will sell his soul to the Devil and the Devil will strike him to fame, using the record executives, venue owners and commercial executives whom he had their souls... (imdb)
A woman's fight for her identity and freedom as a woman. (imdb)
Coskun is a naive budding young scriptwriter who is haunted by the ghosts of two characters created by a filmstar. A script he has written is accepted when his favourite actress intervenes, but when the film becomes a commercial stereotype, he is disappointed. (BFI)
Aaahh Belinda is a 1986 Turkish fantastic comedy film, directed by Atıf Yılmaz, featuring Müjde Ar as a young actress appearing in a TV-commercial for a shampoo, who finds herself transported into the role she plays. (Wikipedia)
Saripinar is a small, poor city near Istanbul. Here, the beautiful Bulgarian Nadja arrives, exiled because of charges of prostitution. When she dances during a celebration, an earthquake occurs, and this leads to a series of grotesque events... (www.moviemeter.nl - rough translation!)
the sad story of a prostitute, Asiye and her dramatic emancipation
A young writer anguished because he finds nothing interesting to write about, strolls through the streets of Izmir. He comes across a series of posters of Sevim Suna, a local singer. She intrigues him and he stops to wonder who she is. At that point a man comes up to him and says that her name is "Vasfiye". The stranger begins to tell her story. As the young writer listens he finds himself transported into different versions of Vasfiye's life. (tulumba.com)
Suna is a woman who has recently lost her husband and leads a quiet life among the 'high society'. While she tries to keep up with this world she is overcome by boredom. One day she meets a photographer called Ergun who takes her away from this life and leads her into a bolder and freer one. (Istanbul Modern Cinema)
There are two unhappy people. Both of them are married but they don't like their husbands and wives. But they found something when they come together. They found a sip of love...
The drama of a poor girl who has to become a prostitute
This movie is one of the most spectacular jobs the Turkish movie sector has ever come up with. The movie is semi-musical. However, what you can call funny in this movie is mostly achieved by using different accents of Turkish and maybe the most common cultural patterns, including beautiful classical Turkish music with lyrics changed according to the script. (imdb)
Two ex-lovers encounter after long years. But they are not the same person as they were. The girl had to be a prostitute while the boy a rich industrialist. He wants to save her.
The tragicomic story of an honest public officer in a corrupt world.
Mine, is the young wife of the station master in a little town and the object of desire among the men of town. Still she lives an unhappy and reserved life. A young author will change her life and also create a lot of controversy in the town.
The relationship between a young fisherman and his lover who is a prostitute. (imdb)
The funny love and marriage story of 4 people 2 of who is a couple that want to divorce and the other 2 are their attorneys.
Adak is a Turkish drama film based on a true story by Faruk Erem, featuring a peasant who sacrifices his youngest child to God. The "pathological tale," according to Rekin Teksoy, "focuses on superstitious belief through the interjection of eyewitness accounts." (Wikipedia)
Kibar Feyzo is a good and naive guy from a village in Turkey. He wants to marry a girl, but her father is against this marriage as long as Feyzo does not pay for his daughter, an old traditional deal in the past of Turkey... (IMDB Comments)
Adem is a poor errand boy in a company. His uncle dies in the states and lefts him a donkey, which becomes priceless in the corrupt society.
This is a sad love story of a lorry driver who fell in love with a beautiful, young village girl... (IMDB Comments)
Turkish comedy from the 70s starring the ever-popular Kemal Sunal
Murat runs a casino. He has promised his pregnant wife Nilgun that he would give up this business. Inspector Sahin is after Murat, but never has sufficient evidence against him. One day at a police raid, he arrests Murat, but when somebody else confesses, Murat is released. Sahin begins to follow Murat and surrounds the house he stays at. Nilgun delivers a son but she dies. Murat gives the baby to Sahin before he is arrested. (imdb)
The story of two childhood friends, Selçuk (Ayhan Işık) and Kenan (Fikret Hakan).
Follows the travails of two families who have been rivals for years.
Baba is an infamous gang leader. He threatens everyone and collects "protection money". Recently another gangster named Riza has appeared. He uses Baba's name and collects the money under his name. Baba tries everything to stop him, but cannot succeed... (imdb)
An Aegean town'ss mayor killed by someone. His son decided to search killers.
Murat is a successful journalist. One day a girl named Aysel is kidnapped and raped by three men. Murat is misinformed about the case, so he distorts the whole story which deeply saddens (imdb)
The Poor Ones tells the semi-melodramatic story of three poor friends who met in prison where have been sent to on various offenses. These three friends do not want to get out when they are released. What are Abuzer, Haci and Arap going to do when they will be out? (imdb)
Yusuf revolts against the exploitative, oppressive agha
Adventures of two broke friends deciding to rob a house
The story of a girl aspiring to be an actress and her adventure with a tv producer
Kemal Sunal plays the title role of Salakoglan("the fool" in English). He is the village idiot in which the boss (or Aga) of the village has a very beautiful daughter, Emine... whom Salako falls desperately in love with... (IMDB Comments)
Ali, a villager, marries a young shepherdess who, although he loves her passionately, does not give him the expected heir. The village people, the sorcerer as well as Ali's own mother persecute him into making accepting a second wife. Ali is more than reluctant but his first wife goes in search of a fertile woman for him. She finds her in the person of a blind girl, mistreated by her family. Unfortunately, the poor thing soon turns into a spiteful envious vixen. (imdb)
Kumcular and Kumcuogullari are two families from the Black Sea region of Turkey and they have a blood feud between them for long years. Güllü (Türkan Soray) comes to Istanbul with his gun to kill Ali (Ediz Hun) from the other family.
The love story of an excluded humpy girl and a blind man
The story of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi.
A family tragedy as the woman cheats her husband
A girl to be married is raped. She becomes a singer and loves a worker
Sadi and Nevin are in love and they are going to marry
Memo sees a beautiful girl in the river, decides to marry her, but he has a rival
Starring Cüneyt Arkın, it is a depiction of the life of the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya, Battal Gazi. It is one of the numerous historic movies of Cüneyt Arkın. (Wikipedia)
Young and beautiful actress Azize (Turkan Soray) who performs in tent theatre, meets with snob guy Tarik (Kartal Tibet) by chance...
Hürmüz is a very beautiful young and married woman. She loves her husband very much, but her husband in prison. One day she goes to the prison to see her dear. But there is surprise is waiting for her, his husband has six wives too. Hürmüz is a different woman after that. She will marry six men too...
Turkish adaptation of Mario Monicelli's 'La ragazza con la pistola'
Zeynep, a member of a gang of professional thieves, is tasked with seducing the chosen victims. The new victim of the group is Kenan Hanoglu, a composer. (imdb)
A tangled love story featuring Sadri Alisik
The story of two lovers whose families are enemies because of a blood feud.
The story of Zeki, a famous singer, and Oya.
Azize and Riza are in love but there's a feud between their families.
Two friends working at the casino fall in love to the same dancer girl
Famous historical heroic story of Köroglu against the Ottoman governor in Bolu
While the young couple dreams of marriage, their families oppose them to be together. Determined to marry the girl he loves no matter what, Erol plans to overcome the obstacles he encounters. (imdb)
The story of two stepbrothers who fall in love with the same woman. (imdb)
A boy lives in a poor neighbourhood and works hard so as to support his training in medicine. He also falls in love.
Black comedy about a girl who runs away from her rural village to Istanbul to become and actress and an old drunkard street photographer. (imdb)
A story of smuggling in the south-east region in Turkey
Machine-human contradictions and problems in an oil field. (imdb) It won the 3rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for 2nd Best Film.
Metin Oktay who is a legendary footballer in Turkey stars in this semi-biographical film.
Murat ile Meliha birbirini seven iki gençtir. Murat avcılıkla uğraşan fakir bir köylü, Meliha ise ağa kızıdır.
Mine is a socialite fashion designer. She is engaged to Burhan. She goes to her uncle's farm and meets Makas Ali.
Zeynep is a woman who has been admitted to a mental hospital even though she did not want it. One day he runs away from there. Tarik helps her. (imdb)
A man helps a little orphan girl. The film competed in the 2nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, but did not win an award.
The story of a woman who has been waiting for years for her husband to return from the city to the village. Adapted from Hidayet Sayin's play of the same name.
The story of Murat Davman, a journalist.
The two friends take action together with the public to bring the cooperative they want to establish. (imdb) Ulvi Uraz won the 1st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor.
The love story between a poor man and a rich girl
The story of Burhan, a flirtatious man (Orhan Günsiray) and Oya (Gönül Yazar).
The love story of Azize and Rıza. Their families are enemies.
Osman (Orhan Günsiray) takes a job in a mansion and the secrets are revealed.
The movie is based on a book of the same name by Orhan Kemal. The story of Cevdet, an orphan boy.
Sükran, a rich girl (Belgin Doruk), and Osman, a poor man (Esref Kolcak), got married. But they were not happy. Their daughter Aysecik thinks her mother is dead.
A driver falls in love with a girl
A village girl falls in love with a doctor
The story of a woman forced to marry a man she doesn't love. (imdb)
The love of a young girl with a psychiatrist. (imdb)
A movie about Turkish Soldiers at Korean War
After his mother had died, Kenan left the home to take care of a goodhearted rich man, whose daughter Nalan fell deeply in love with him. (imdb) Adapted from the same named novel by Kerime Nadir.