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Crazy Love (Deli Aşk)

Crazy Love (Deli Aşk) (translated)

Movie · 2017 · 10 people

The 2017 Turkish romantic comedy Deli Aşk (Crazy Love) runs 104 minutes. It was produced by Cem Yılmaz's company CMYLMZ, with Yılmaz also on screen as a character called Şefik. Released on March 10, 2017, it opened in the shadow of Recep İvedik 5, which held the top of the box office through those same weeks. According to the figures on record it sold about 376,000 tickets and took in roughly 4.4 million lira.

The story centers on Ekrem, an ice cream seller from Kahramanmaraş. He sets out to win over Neşe, the girl he has fallen for, and the effort drags him into one comic tangle after another. Emrah Kaman plays Ekrem and Pelin Akil plays Neşe. Şafak Pekdemir is Zeynep, Burak Çelik is Jeremy Jackson, Toygan Avanoğlu is Fuat and Nilperi Şahinkaya is Melodi. Zafer Algöz plays Carol and Hakan Altun appears as himself in a guest part, with Gülhan Tekin, Muhittin Korkmaz, Yasemin Öztürk and Abdullah Şahin also in the cast.

Murat Dündar and Murat Kaman share the direction, and Emrah Kaman and Murat Kaman wrote the screenplay. Part of the shoot took place in Adana. Ali Seval composed the music, İlker Özcan edited, and Türksoy Gölebeyi and Gökhan Atılmış worked as cinematographers.

DirectorMurat Dündar, Murat Kaman
Production companyCMYLMZ

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Cast

Burak Çelik Burak Çelik Actor · 34 years old Şafak Pekdemir Şafak Pekdemir Actor · 38 years old Zeynep Hadise Hadise Artist · 41 years old Pelin Akil Pelin Akil Actor · 40 years old Neşe Cem Yılmaz Cem Yılmaz Actor · 53 years old Şefik Ercan Nilperi Şahinkaya Nilperi Şahinkaya Actor · 38 years old Melodi Zafer Algöz Zafer Algöz Actor · 65 years old Carol Toygan Avanoğlu Toygan Avanoğlu Film actor · 47 years old Fuat Yasemin Öztürk Yasemin Öztürk Actor · 52 years old Hakan Altun Hakan Altun Singer · 54 years old Himself

Also in the cast: Emrah Kaman (Ekrem), Muhittin Korkmaz, Abdullah Şahin, Gülhan Tekin

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Putting an ice-cream seller from Kahramanmaraş at its center, the film carries a local tradesman into the language of romantic comedy; an ordinary shopkeeper trying to win the woman he has fallen for is a long-loved mold in Turkish cinema. Part of the shooting taking place in Adana supports the local feel. Ekrem's effort to win Neşe is universal, but the details of trade and hometown give it some social color. On the other hand, the film opened in the shadow of Recep İvedik 5, which held the top of the box office in those weeks, and there is a risk it slips into a stock series of comic mix-ups.

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

A light romantic comedy: a sweet love story and funny mix-ups. No heavy themes are in sight, so it is easy to watch with teenagers and adults. Small children may get bored by the romance, so it is not really for them. Since it comes from Cem Yılmaz's company, expectations for jokes run high. It runs 104 minutes and fits in one evening. Watching with grandparents should be no problem either, since the plot is simple and easy to follow.

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

Direction is split between two people, Murat Dündar and Murat Kaman, and the writer Emrah Kaman is also the lead. Such in-house productions can find a consistent tone but may lose the bite of an outside eye. Ekrem's effort to reach Neşe seems to follow the familiar template of romantic comedy, and in such films the difference is made by rhythm in the scene construction and chemistry among the actors. A guest actor playing himself can be a pleasant wink, but it is not enough to break out of the template. Even if the editing and cinematography are competently done, the real yardstick for this kind of film is the rhythm built inside each scene.

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