Piano Girl

Piano Girl
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Murat Saraçoğlu
Produced by	Tolga Aydın
Written by	Sevim Hazer Ünsal
Starring	Tarık Akan Şerif Sezer Zuhal Topal
Music by	Özgün Akgül Mehmet Erdem
Cinematography	Mustafa Kuşcu
Editing by	Mustafa Preşeva
Studio	Aydin Film
Distributed by	Pinema
Release date(s)	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)
Running time	95 mins.
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish
Box office	$614,899

Piano Girl (Turkish: Deli Deli Olma) 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 April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17), was the opening film at the Sinema Burada Film Festival in İzmir, Turkey,^[1] 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.^[2]

Plot

After the Russian '93 War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, the Molokan 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.

Cast

• Tarık Akan as Mişka
• Şerif Sezer 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

Release

General release

The film opened in 133 screens across Turkey on April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17) at number seven in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $99,761.^[3]

Festival screenings

• 2009
  • Sinema Burada Film Festival^[1]
  • 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival^[4]
  • 4th Bursa International Silk Road Film Festival^[5][6]
• 2010
  • 21st Ankara International Film Festival^[7]

Reception

Box Office

The film reached number five in the Turkish box office chart and has made a total gross of $614,899.^[3]

Reviews

Terry Richardson, writing for Today's Zaman, describes the comic drama as, Entertaining if melodramatic.^[2]

See also

• 2009 in film
• Turkish films of 2009

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "İzmir film festival begins". Today's Zaman. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-186042-izmir-film-festival-begins.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Richardson, Terry. "The 46th Antalya Golden Orange festival: a personal retrospective". Today's Zaman. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-190928-the-46th-antalya-golden-orange-festival-a-personal-retrospective.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Deli Deli Olma". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fDELIDELIOLMA01&country=TR&wk=2009W16&id=_fDELIDELIOLMA01&p=.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
4. ^ "Emerging directors dominate Golden Orange competition". Today's Zaman. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-187182-emerging-directors-dominate-golden-orange-competition.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
5. ^ "Deli Deli Olma / Piano Girl". BISRFF. http://ipekyolufilmfest.com/webeng/habduy.aspx?id=92&tip=FILM2. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
6. ^ "10 titles vying for prizes at Bursa’s Silk Road festival". Today's Zaman. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-191436-10-titles-vying-for-prizes-at-bursas-silk-road-festival.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
7. ^ "Deli Deli Olma / Piano Girl". AIFF. http://www.filmfestankara.org.tr/en/festival/film/21/208/Piano-Girl. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 

External links

• Official website for the film
• Deli deli olma at the Internet Movie Database
• Deli deli olma at the TCM Movie Database