Orhan Aksoy
Orhan Aksoy (January 10, 1930, Bursa – January 21 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.
Orhan Aksoy
- Name
- Orhan Aksoy
- Born
- 10 January 1930
- Birthplace
- Mustafakemalpaşa, Turkey
- Died
- 21 January 2008
- Place of death
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Occupation
- Director
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish
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Orhan Aksoy (January 10, 1930, Bursa – January 21 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.
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Orhan Aksoy (1930–2008) was a director and screenwriter, of Turkish nationality. The director was born in Mustafakemalpaşa district and died in Istanbul. Languages used include Turkish.
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• Name — Orhan Aksoy • Born — 10 January 1930 • Birthplace — Mustafakemalpaşa, Turkey • Died — 21 January 2008 • Place of death — Istanbul, Turkey • Occupation — Director
Filmography
Filmography
• Karateci Kız (1973) • Ah Nerede (1975) • Happy Days (1978)
Style
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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. 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.
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Mustafakemalpaşa district.
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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
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- 1.Dönmez-Colin, Gönül. The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema. Routledge. 35. December 11, 2013. 978-0415666268.
- 2.Proverbial Elephant. The New Wave in Turkey's Cinema. 219. 2018. 978-9163944192.
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