Piano Girl
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Piano Girl is a 2009 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Murat Saraçoğlu, starring Tarık Akan
and Şerif Sezer
as two elderly people forced to question their histories and reveal their big secrets. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was the opening film at the Sinema Burada Film Festival in İzmir
, Turkey
, and has since been screened in competition at a number of other film festivals, including the 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where, according to Terry Richardson, writing for Today's Zaman
, the rapt audience gave it a standing ovation.
community, a part of the Russian nation
, are forced to migrate to Kars in eastern Anatolia. Among the migrating families is Mişka's family. Mişka grows old in Kars and now operates the only mill in the village. However, he has to struggle with financial difficulties after modern machines start replacing traditional methods.
In the meantime, the cranky old woman of the village, Popuç (Şerif Sezer), hates Mişka and does not want him in the village. Popuç lives with her son Semistan (Levent Tülek), daughter-in-law Figan (Zuhal Topal) and three grandchildren. However, the smallest and most wayward of her granddaughters, Alma, befriends the old Mişka. Alma will help two elderly people question their histories and reveal their big secrets.
, describes the comic drama as, Entertaining if melodramatic.
Tarik Akan
Tarık Akan is a Turkish film actor and producer who has been active since the 1970s.-Biography:...
and Şerif Sezer
Şerif Sezer
-Selected filmography:-External links:...
as two elderly people forced to question their histories and reveal their big secrets. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was the opening film at the Sinema Burada Film Festival in İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and has since been screened in competition at a number of other film festivals, including the 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where, according to Terry Richardson, writing for Today's Zaman
Today's Zaman
Today's Zaman is one of two English-language dailies based in Turkey. Established on January 16, 2007, the newspaper's main competitor is the older Hürriyet Daily News....
, the rapt audience gave it a standing ovation.
Plot
After the Russian '93 War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, the MolokanMolokan
Molokans are sectarian Christians who evolved from "Spiritual Christian" Russian peasants that refused to obey the Russian Orthodox Church, beginning in the 17th century...
community, a part of the Russian nation
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, are forced to migrate to Kars in eastern Anatolia. Among the migrating families is Mişka's family. Mişka grows old in Kars and now operates the only mill in the village. However, he has to struggle with financial difficulties after modern machines start replacing traditional methods.
In the meantime, the cranky old woman of the village, Popuç (Şerif Sezer), hates Mişka and does not want him in the village. Popuç lives with her son Semistan (Levent Tülek), daughter-in-law Figan (Zuhal Topal) and three grandchildren. However, the smallest and most wayward of her granddaughters, Alma, befriends the old Mişka. Alma will help two elderly people question their histories and reveal their big secrets.
Cast
- Tarık AkanTarik AkanTarık Akan is a Turkish film actor and producer who has been active since the 1970s.-Biography:...
as Mişka - Şerif SezerŞerif Sezer-Selected filmography:-External links:...
as Popuç - Zuhal Topal as Figan
- Levent Tülek as Şemsitan
- Korel Cezayirli as Metin Öğretmen
- Murat Aydın as Fezo
- Ozan Erdoğan as Tavşan
- Muhammet Cangören as Allahyar
- Levent Uzunbilek as Mirza
- İsrafil Parlak as Adıbeş
- Havin Funda Saç as Esme
General release
The film opened in 133 screens across Turkey on at number seven in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $99,761.Festival screenings
- 2009
- Sinema Burada Film Festival
- 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
- 4th Bursa International Silk Road Film Festival
- 2010
- 21st Ankara International Film Festival21st Ankara International Film FestivalThe 21st Ankara International Film Festival is a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey that ran from March 11 to 21, 2010.This edition of the Ankara International Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited by FIPRESCI, opened with a gala on the evening of...
- 21st Ankara International Film Festival
Box Office
The film reached number five in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $614,899.Reviews
Terry Richardson, writing for Today's ZamanToday's Zaman
Today's Zaman is one of two English-language dailies based in Turkey. Established on January 16, 2007, the newspaper's main competitor is the older Hürriyet Daily News....
, describes the comic drama as, Entertaining if melodramatic.