Baha Gelenbevi
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Baha Gelenbevi
was active in the nascent Turkish film industry in the years 1940 to 1960.
in 1907 in an established old Ottoman family. He was educated in Istanbul and in France.
Baha Gelenbevi's wife, the classical music and opera singer Ren Gelenbevi was originally from France becoming an influential member of the Istanbul musical scene; she taught several prominent Turkish singers and leading figures of Opera in Turkey, during her many years as a Professor at the Istanbul City Conservatory, including Leyla Gencer
at her beginnings.
was active in the nascent Turkish film industry in the years 1940 to 1960.
Family
He was born in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
in 1907 in an established old Ottoman family. He was educated in Istanbul and in France.
Baha Gelenbevi's wife, the classical music and opera singer Ren Gelenbevi was originally from France becoming an influential member of the Istanbul musical scene; she taught several prominent Turkish singers and leading figures of Opera in Turkey, during her many years as a Professor at the Istanbul City Conservatory, including Leyla Gencer
Leyla Gencer
Leyla Gencer, or Ayşe Leyla Çeyrekgil was a world-renowned Turkish operatic soprano.Known as "La Diva Turca" and "La Regina" in the opera world, Gencer was a notable bel canto soprano who spent most of her career in Italy, from the early 1950s through the mid-1980s, and had a repertoire...
at her beginnings.
Career
As well as being a film director he wrote the script for several of his films, including Günahkârlar Cenneti (1958), Kaldirim Ciçegi (1953), Kanli dösek (1949), Yanik kaval (1947), Deniz kizi (1944). He devoted the latter part of his life to photography, and his work was presented regularly in art shows in Istanbul and elsewhere.Film credits as film director
- Günahkârlar Cenneti (1958) or The Sinners' Paradise (International: English title), *Balikçi güzeli (1953) or The Handsome Fisherman (International: English title), Kaldirim çiçegi (1953)
- Bos besik (1952) or The Empty Cradle (International: English title)
- Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa (1951), Kanli dösek (1949) or The Bloody Bed (International: English title)
- Çildiran Kadin (1948) or The Woman Who Went Mad (International: English title)
- Yanik kaval (1947)
- Deniz Kizi (1944) or The MermaidThe MermaidThe Mermaid is a 1964 Hong Kong movie of the Huangmei Opera genre.- Synopsis :Zhang Zhen's family had fallen on hard times but remembering the bethrothal agreement between his father and the prime minister, Master Chin, he set off for his fiance's home...