Orhan Aksoy (director)

Orhan Aksoy
Born(1930-01-10)January 10, 1930
Mustafakemalpaşa, Turkey
DiedJanuary 22, 2008(2008-01-22) (aged 78)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationDirector

Orhan Aksoy (January 10, 1930, Bursa – January 22, 2008, Istanbul) was a Turkish director and screenwriter. He began his career in film as a projectionist in the now-defunct Saray cinema in Istanbul. He would direct over 90 films, and be a screenwriter for over 50, across his career.[1]

Filmography

Awards

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

  • 1970 – Won Best Film Award for Kinali Yapincak
  • 1973 – Won Best Film Award for Hayatmi bu
  • 1994 – Won Best Film Award for Yumusak ten

Style

Aksoy became famous for his work on melodramas in the late 1960s and early 1970s. When melodramas began to lose their popularity in the 1980s, he became a noted director of musicals and romantic comedies. [1] It was his early work on melodramas which lead him to be regarded as being at the forefront of the 'muhalle' cinema movement in Turkey, where movies often emphasised family life, warm relationships and happy endings. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Dönmez-Colin, Gönül (December 11, 2013). The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 978-0415666268. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  2. ^ The New Wave in Turkey's Cinema. Proverbial Elephant. 2018. p. 219. ISBN 978-9163944192.
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