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My Red Scarf (Al Yazmalım)

My Red Scarf (Al Yazmalım) (translated)

TV Series · 2011–2012 · 17 people

Romance and drama come together in the Turkish television series Al Yazmalım. It aired on ATV from September 12, 2011 to June 5, 2012, and the Ay Yapım production reached 37 episodes in a single season. In English it goes by The Girl with the Red Scarf, and some sources class it as a telenovela. In Serbia it was announced for broadcast on TDC under the title Crvena marama.

The story is a love story between two young people, and its central question is whether this love will turn out to be the love of a lifetime or only the dream of one. Özge Özpirinçci, Seçkin Özdemir and Barış Falay head the cast, which also includes Aslı İçözü, Bahadır Vatanoğlu, Burak Can, Gözde Duru Belge, Gözde Kansu, Mine Kılılç, Nursel Köse, Saygın Soysal and Nesrin Cavadzade.

The series draws on the novel My Poplar in a Red Scarf by the Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov, and on the 1978 film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım with Türkan Şoray and Kadir İnanır, so the show is in effect a 2011 television reworking of that film. Nisan Akman directed.

DirectorNisan Akman
Production companyAy Yapım
Networkatv

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Aslı İçözü Aslı İçözü Actor · 62 years old Bahadır Vatanoğlu Bahadır Vatanoğlu Actor · 42 years old Barış Falay Barış Falay Actor · 54 years old Cemşit Ateş Burak Can Burak Can Actor · 29 years old Cankat Gözde Duru Belge Gözde Duru Belge Actor · 39 years old Gözde Kansu Gözde Kansu Actor · 46 years old Helin Sezaioglu Mine Kılıç Mine Kılıç Actor · 40 years old Nursel Köse Nursel Köse Actor · 65 years old Saygın Soysal Saygın Soysal Actor · 44 years old Tahir Seçkin Özdemir Seçkin Özdemir Actor · 45 years old Özge Özpirinçci Özge Özpirinçci Actor · 40 years old Asiye Has Nesrin Cavadzade Nesrin Cavadzade Actor · 44 years old Anıl Çelik Anıl Çelik Actor · born 1988 Defne Kayalar Defne Kayalar Actor · 51 years old Macit Koper Macit Koper Actor · 82 years old Ece Dizdar Ece Dizdar Actor · 47 years old Zeynep Eronat Zeynep Eronat Actor · 63 years old

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

Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım is a masterpiece etched into our memory by the unforgettable performances of Türkan Şoray and Kadir İnanır; reaching for it takes real courage. The essence of this story, drawn from Chinghiz Aitmatov's novel, was simplicity and a quiet dignity. Stretched over a 37-episode series, that intensity is hard to keep, and being classed as a telenovela hints at where the tone drifts. Still, the question of whether this is the love of a lifetime or only the dream of one still tugs at the heart. Those who know the film won't escape comparisons; those who don't may find their way to the classic through this series.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Al Yazmalım is a single season of 37 episodes, which makes it a few weeks' easy watch rather than a one-week binge. The cast, led by Özge Özpirinçci, Seçkin Özdemir and Barış Falay, is strong enough to carry the central love story. The show's main question is clear: will this love be the love of a lifetime, or only the dream of one? That question carries you from episode to episode. Still, shows built around a single emotional question often sag in the middle, so some patience may be needed. For those who know the classic film, comparing the two is a curiosity of its own.

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

Al Yazmalım sets up an intriguing chain of adaptation: from Chinghiz Aitmatov's novel to the 1978 film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, and from there to a 2011 television series. The form changes at every step, and that is where the biggest test lies. Spreading the intensity of a novel and a tightly edited film over 37 episodes inevitably means adding new conflicts and subplots; its being called a telenovela signals that expansion. The series, directed by Nisan Akman, will be measured by whether it keeps the simplicity of its source. Direct comparison with the original film is unavoidable and may well work against the series; still, the aim of carrying a classic to a new generation has value in itself.

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