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Cinderella (Sinderella Kül Kedisi)

Cinderella (Sinderella Kül Kedisi) (translated)

Movie · 1971 · 11 people

Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Cinderella" provides the basis for Sinderella Kül Kedisi ("Cinderella"), a Turkish fantasy film made in 1971. It brings the well-known story to the screen in color on 35 mm. Süreyya Duru directed and produced it, and Hamdi Değirmencioğlu wrote the screenplay. The film carries the Murat Film name, with cinematography by Özdemir Öğüt; Ses Film handled preparation and Süperfon Studio the dubbing.

The story follows the tale's familiar course. A young girl living in the shadow of her stepmother and stepsisters goes to the ball with the help of a sorceress and meets the prince there. Zeynep Değirmencioğlu, a popular child star of the day, plays Cinderella; Sertan Acar is the prince, Suna Selen the sorceress and Hikmet Gül the stepmother. Gani Dede plays the king, Reşit Çıldam the vizier, Seden Kızıltunç Tatlıpınar, Nermin Altınses Ayışığı and Sinan Ecer Sarp. Arap Celal and İhsan Yüce appear as town criers, and Ülkü Duru is also in the cast.

In keeping with the era's practice, other performers dubbed the actors: Nursan Alçam voiced Değirmencioğlu, Cüneyt Türel voiced Acar and Devrim Parscan voiced Çıldam. Osman Koşkan edited, and Niyazi Er and Semra Maytalman designed the costumes. The film belongs to Yeşilçam's fairy-tale adaptations for children.

DirectorSüreyya Duru
Production companyMurat Film
Cinderella (Sinderella Kül Kedisi)

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Nur Sürer Nur Sürer Actor · 72 years old Zeynep Değirmencioğlu Zeynep Değirmencioğlu Actor · 72 years old Kül Kedisi Sertan Acar Prince Suna Selen Actor · 87 years old Sorcerer Seden Kızıltunç Tatlıpınar Reşit Çıldam Vizier Hikmet Gül Stepmother Gani Dede King Sinan Ecer Sarp Ülkü Duru Ülkü Duru Actor · 69 years old İhsan Yüce Actor · died at 61 Town crier

Also in the cast: Arap Celal, Nermin Altınses (Ayışığı)

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AI-assisted editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives. They are not reader reviews; those are below.

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

Yeşilçam's fairy-tale adaptations for children are a strand of Turkish film that few remember today, yet they have a warmth all their own, and this is a colorful example of it. Seeing Zeynep Değirmencioğlu, the beloved child star of the day, as Cinderella was surely as much of a draw for audiences back then as the tale itself. That her voice was supplied by another performer may seem odd now, but it was simply the custom of the time. The sorceress, the stepmother, the ball at the palace: this familiar moral lesson, in which kindness is rewarded, still holds up in its plain telling.

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

A tale everyone knows, fine to watch with small children. Apart from the meanness of the stepmother and stepsisters, there is no reason to expect anything frightening. Since the story follows the familiar course of the fairy tale, children can follow it easily, and the grown-ups get the feel of old Turkish films. Kids used to today's animation may find it slow and old-fashioned, though.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

An adaptation that never strays from the familiar path of the tale, so anyone looking for narrative surprises will find little to discuss. What is more interesting is how openly the film shows the production conditions of its time. Shooting in color can count as an ambition for a children's film of those years, but the dubbing practice makes the performances depend heavily on the voice track and leaves a gap between an actor's face and the voice we hear. The costumes and visual design carry most of the burden of creating a fairy-tale mood. As cinema its ambitions are modest; it is more valuable as a window on Yeşilçam's commercial output for young audiences. Not a fresh interpretation, but a safe retelling.

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