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Leyla Everlasting (9 Kere Leyla)

Leyla Everlasting (9 Kere Leyla)

Movie · 2020 · 8 people

Ezel Akay directed 9 Kere Leyla (Leyla Everlasting), a 2020 Turkish comedy whose screenplay he wrote with Adnan Yıldırım, Özlem Lale and Uğur Saatçi. The film draws on Tayfun Türkili's detective-romance comedy play 9 Canlı and is Akay's first feature in eleven years, since 7 Kocalı Hürmüz. Running about 112 minutes, it stars Demet Akbağ, Haluk Bilginer and Elçin Sangu, with Fırat Tanış and Alican Yücesoy in the cast.

The story begins when the long-married Leyla (Demet Akbağ) and Adem (Haluk Bilginer) hit a dead end. The excitement has drained from their marriage and the couple start seeing a marriage counselor, Nergis, played by Elçin Sangu. Adem falls for Nergis, who makes his heart race again, and can think of no one else; Nergis, though, has no intention of leaving the one-person world she has built for another life.

Akay's films are usually colorful, with mythological and fantastic elements and musical touches, and that colorful tone carries over here. The film was first to be released in cinemas by BKM Film on March 20, 2020, but the pandemic delayed the release and the distribution rights went to Netflix. It premiered on the platform on December 4, 2020.

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Elçin Sangu Elçin Sangu Actor · 41 years old Nergis Fırat Tanış Fırat Tanış Actor · 51 years old Mahdum Demet Akbağ Demet Akbağ Actor · 65 years old Leyla Haluk Bilginer Haluk Bilginer Actor · 72 years old Adem Alican Yücesoy Alican Yücesoy Actor · 44 years old Hâris Hakan Eke Emre Kıvılcım Emre Kıvılcım Actor · 36 years old Faruk-Harun İhsan Ceylan

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

Eleven years after 7 Kocalı Hürmüz, Ezel Akay keeps his colorful, fairy-tale tone in this feature too. Inspired by Tayfun Türkili's play 9 Canlı, the script turns the dead end of a long marriage and the triangle that forms in the therapist's office into comedy. Demet Akbağ and Haluk Bilginer's experience is the real force carrying the dialogue-heavy scenes. The problem is that its stage origins show too often: the running time of about 112 minutes struggles to turn a play's density into cinematic rhythm, and a sense of repetition creeps into the middle. Elçin Sangu's Nergis stays as enigmatic as the story itself; whether that is a deliberate choice or thin writing is hard to say.

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

Seeing two masters like Demet Akbağ and Haluk Bilginer side by side is a consolation for anyone who misses the strong casts of our old cinema. Telling the story of a marriage worn out by the years as a comedy is a bold choice, and the film raises a smile here and there. But Adem's infatuation with the therapist feels a little cold to an eye used to the loyalty and devotion of our classics; the story's moral center stays blurred. Those who enjoy colorful, fantastical touches will find something here; I would have wanted a little more warmth.

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

It may look like a family comedy, but it is about marriage problems and a husband falling for the couple's therapist. So it isn't right for small children, who would be bored anyway. For teens and adults it is a light, colorful comedy. Since it came out on Netflix it is easy to put on at home, but have a look yourself first if the kids are around.

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