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İstanbul'un Kızları

Movie · 1964 · 3 people

Halit Refiğ directed İstanbul'un Kızları ("The Girls of Istanbul") in 1964, shooting it in black and white on 35 mm as a Turkish film. It blends drama and crime. The story rests on a clash between a group of young people who go to a small seaside town for a weekend break and the locals who dislike them, and a summer house, a party, jealousy and a murder circle around that conflict.

Cüneyt Arkın (as Semih) and Nilüfer Aydan (as Ayten) head the cast. Sevda Ferdağ plays Leyla, Önder Somer plays Ekrem and Selma Güneri plays Filiz, while Meral Sayın, Suphi Tekniker and Gürel Ünlüsoy are among the other young characters. Memduh Ün is the commissioner and Hayati Hamzaoğlu is Çakal Nuri. Ertuğrul Bilda and Handan Adalı appear as Leyla's parents, and the ensemble also includes Rengin Arda (Raziye), Tülin Elgin (Helga), Devlet Devrim (Şükran), Dinçer Sümer (Muammer), Cenk Er, Tunç Oral, Ahmet Turgutlu and Özdemir Aydın.

Bülent Oran and Halit Refiğ co-wrote the screenplay, and Refiğ also produced the film. Mustafa Yılmaz was the cinematographer; Nil-Ay Film and Uğur Film produced it, with Acar Film credited for pre-production. Several performers were dubbed by other voices: Hayri Esen for Cüneyt Arkın, Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm for Nilüfer Aydan and Alev Koral for Sevda Ferdağ.

DirectorHalit Refiğ
Production companyNil-Ay Film, Uğur Film

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Sevda Ferdağ Sevda Ferdağ Actor · died at 81 Hayati Hamzaoğlu Hayati Hamzaoğlu Actor · died at 67

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

İstanbul'un Kızları looks at the distance between urban youth and the provinces in the mid-1960s through a weekend getaway. The clash between young people heading to a seaside town and the locals who resent them brings to mind the friction created by changing ideas of leisure and the culture of summer houses. Setting a party, jealousy and a murder on this ground blends social tension with a crime plot. Halit Refiğ, who co-wrote the script with Bülent Oran and also produced, holds up a mirror to the city youth of the day through a large young cast. Seen today, the opposition between city kids and a closed small town may look a little schematic.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Just seeing Cüneyt Arkın, Sevda Ferdağ, Selma Güneri and Memduh Ün in one film takes you back to those black-and-white years, and Halit Refiğ's name is a guarantee in itself. There is also a tradition that may surprise today's viewers: many of the actors were voiced by other artists. Hayri Esen dubbed Cüneyt Arkın and Alev Koral voiced Sevda Ferdağ. Those voices are the sound of Yeşilçam that stays in our ears. The murder-mystery side, however, may feel a little harsh to those of us who love warmer stories.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A weekend away, a party, jealousy and a murder: good material for a crime thriller. On paper, the clash between the young people and the locals sets up tension from the start. The cast is so large, though, that keeping track of the characters can be hard, and the drama side may weigh on anyone waiting for action. Cüneyt Arkın as Semih is a good reason to watch.

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