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Bir Aşk Masalı

A Love Story (Lyubov moya, pechal moya) (translated)

Movie · 1978 · 5 people

A Turkish-Soviet co-production from 1978, Bir Aşk Masalı takes the form of an emotional drama. It brings the old Turkish folk tale of Ferhat and Şirin to the screen by way of Nazım Hikmet's play Legend of Love. Shown in the Soviet Union as Lyubov moya, pechal moya (My Love, My Sorrow) and also as Farkhad i Shirin, it reportedly drew 25.4 million viewers there and ranked 15th at the Soviet box office for 1979.

Türkân Şoray plays Banu and Faruk Peker plays Ferhat, the lover of the legend, while the Soviet actress Alla Sigalova is Şirin. The cast also includes the Soviet actors Anatoli Papanov, Armen Cigarhanyan, Vladimir Samoylov and Vsevolod Sanayev, along with Adil İskenderov, Irina Miroshnichenko, Archil Gomiashvili and Seyhan Duru. For the Turkish release, Şoray was dubbed by Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm and Peker by Cüneyt Türel.

Ajdar Ibrahimov, known in Turkey as Ejder İbrahimof, directed. The screenplay is credited to Yılmaz Duru, Sabah Duru and Ibrahimov, with Sabah Duru and Yılmaz Duru producing. The Soviet studio Mosfilm worked alongside Tuğra Film and Duru Film. Shot in colour on 35 mm, the film was photographed by Constantin Petricenko, with music by Arif Sağ and M. Blanc, and runs roughly an hour and a half.

DirectorAjdar Ibrahimov
Production companyMosfilm

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Anatoli Papanov Anatoli Papanov Actor · died at 64 Armen Cigarhanyan Armen Cigarhanyan Stage actor · died at 85 Türkân Şoray Türkân Şoray Actor · 81 years old Vladimir Samoylov Vladimir Samoylov Actor · died at 75 Vsevolod Sanayev Vsevolod Sanayev Actor · died at 83

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

When Ferhat and Şirin passes through Nazım Hikmet's pen and meets Türkân Şoray's face, the result is a real treasure. Bir Aşk Masalı, which carries the old folk tale to the screen through the joint work of Turkish and Soviet filmmakers, is a special production. Şoray's Banu, with her singular sorrow, forms the heart of the film. Arif Sağ's contribution to the music gives the story a voice of our own. That, according to Russian sources, it reached over 25 million viewers shows that love and sacrifice know no language. A film classics lovers should rediscover.

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

Bir Aşk Masalı is a rare case in film history: a Turkish-Soviet co-production by Mosfilm with Tuğra Film and Duru Film, reading the Ferhat and Şirin romance through Nazım Hikmet's play. Constantin Petricenko's colour 35 mm photography and the music by Arif Sağ and M. Blanc mark the meeting point of two film traditions. Yet a familiar problem of such co-productions is felt here too: in the Turkish release, Şoray is voiced by Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm and Peker by Cüneyt Türel, which opens a gap between performance and voice and makes the coherence of the large, multinational cast harder to judge. Even so, its high place in the Soviet box-office ranking shows the film found a strong response in its own time.

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

Everyone knows Ferhat and Şirin, and this film tells that old love story. Türkân Şoray stars, which means a lot to the older generation. The subject is emotional and sad; it may feel heavy for small children, but teenagers and adults will watch it comfortably. It runs about an hour and a half, not too long. It could be a nice chance to introduce children to this folk tale. Just keep in mind it is an old film, and little ones may find the pace slow.

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