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Little Lady in Europe (Küçük Hanım Avrupa'da)

Little Lady in Europe (Küçük Hanım Avrupa'da) (translated)

Movie · 1962 · 9 people

Romantic comedy is how Küçük Hanım Avrupa'da (Little Lady in Europe), a black-and-white Turkish film from 1962, is billed. Nejat Saydam directed it from a screenplay he wrote with İlhan Engin and Özdemir Birsel, and Özdemir Birsel and Nüzhet Birsel produced. Running about 105 minutes, it follows romance and rivalry on a trip to Europe that begins with a sea voyage.

Ayhan Işık plays Ömer Şahinoğlu and Belgin Doruk plays Neriman, with Sadri Alışık as Bülent Soysal, Suna Pekuysal as Ayşe and Hulusi Kentmen as the captain. Vahi Öz, Avni Dilligil (Neriman's father), Nubar Terziyan (her uncle), Şaziye Moral (Ömer's mother) and Saltuk Kaplangı (Prince Bin Velid) fill out the cast. The route takes in Greece, Italy and France, with Athens, Venice and Paris among the places the film mentions, and details such as a ship, a captain, a tailor girl, gondolas and spaghetti.

Turgut Ören was the cinematographer and Rauf Tözüm composed the music. Birsel Film is the production company, with Ören Film handling preparation and dubbing; Hayri Esen, Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm and Kemal Ergüvenç dubbed Işık, Doruk and Kentmen respectively.

DirectorNejat Saydam
Production companyBirsel Film

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Ayhan Işık Film actor · died at 50 Belgin Doruk Belgin Doruk Actor · died at 58 Sadri Alışık Avni Dilligil Suna Pekuysal Actor · died at 74 Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen Actor · died at 82 Vahi Öz Nubar Terziyan Actor · died at 84 Saltuk Kaplangı

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

Ayhan Işık, Belgin Doruk, Sadri Alışık, Suna Pekuysal and Hulusi Kentmen in one film: some of the most endearing faces of early-sixties Yeşilçam together. Everything a black-and-white romantic comedy promises is here: love, rivalry, a ship's captain, a tailor girl and gondolas. By today's standards the story is unlikely to hold big surprises, but the worth of films from that period has always lain in their warmth and in the pleasure of familiar faces sharing the screen. The old ring of the dubbed voices is a treat of its own for anyone raised on the classics.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A good pick for families who want to watch an old Turkish film with the kids and the grandparents. As a romantic comedy it should not hold any harsh scenes. Places like Athens, Venice and Paris may catch the children's interest too. Still, the black-and-white images and old-fashioned storytelling can feel slow to children used to fast-paced productions. Grown-ups will enjoy it more.

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

The film can be read as a small document of how Europe was imagined in early-sixties Turkey. The route through Greece, Italy and France, with details like gondolas and spaghetti, presents Europe less as a lived place than as a postcard image. At a time when travelling abroad was within reach of very few, a trip like this must have been an attraction in itself for audiences. One could say the story uses these images as decoration rather than questioning them; even so, it opens an interesting window for anyone curious about the period's view of the West and its appetite for modernity.

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