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Heartbreaker (Gönülçelen)

Heartbreaker (Gönülçelen) (translated)

TV Series · 2010–2011 · 20 people

Drama, comedy and romance combine in Gönülçelen ("Heartbreaker"), a Turkish television series from Asis Yapım. It began in the Friday prime-time slot on atv on February 26, 2010, and ended after two seasons with its 56th episode on June 24, 2011. The series draws on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion and its 1964 film version, My Fair Lady.

The story begins when Murat, a musician and music teacher from a wealthy Istanbul family, crosses paths with Hasret, a free-spirited young Romani woman from the city's poor districts. Tuba Büyüküstün plays Hasret and Cansel Elçin plays Murat, with Ayda Aksel, Onur Saylak, Sermet Yeşil and Tuğçe Kumral also in the cast. The clash of two worlds feeds both the comedy and the emotion.

The first season of 16 episodes aired from February 26 to June 18, 2010, and the second from August 20, 2010, to June 24, 2011. The show often traded the top of the ratings with Hanımın Çiftliği on Kanal D. In 2010 it won best first series at the Yılı Televizyon Yıldızları awards, and Büyüküstün received the RTGD award for her role as Hasret. It was also shown abroad, dubbed into Arabic on MBC 4 under the title Bâ'ia al-Ward and, in 2018, on Happy TV in Serbia.

Production companyAsis Yapım
Networkatv

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Arzu Gamze Kılınç Arzu Gamze Kılınç Actor · 57 years old Saime Ayda Aksel Ayda Aksel Actor · 64 years old Cansel Elçin Cansel Elçin Actor · 53 years old Murat Günay Karacaoğlu Günay Karacaoğlu Actor · 55 years old Laçin Ceylan Laçin Ceylan Actor · 60 years old Onur Saylak Onur Saylak Actor · 49 years old Levent Sermet Yeşil Sermet Yeşil Actor · 49 years old Tuba Büyüküstün Tuba Büyüküstün Actor · 44 years old Hasret Tuna Orhan Tuna Orhan Actor · 60 years old Tuğçe Kumral Tuğçe Kumral Actor · 43 years old Umut Kurt Umut Kurt Actor · 45 years old Ünal Silver Ünal Silver Actor · died at 75 Öykü Çelik Öykü Çelik Actor · 39 years old Nazar Nadir Sarıbacak Nadir Sarıbacak Actor · 49 years old Kobra İlhan Şeşen İlhan Şeşen Singer · died at 76 Ethem Hülya Duyar Hülya Duyar Film actor · 56 years old Kadriye Yasemin Çonka Yasemin Çonka Actor · 54 years old Nakiye Engin Hepileri Engin Hepileri Actor · 48 years old Young Burhan Begüm Kütük Begüm Kütük Actor · 46 years old Evrim Alasya Evrim Alasya Actor · 47 years old

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

The heart of Gönülçelen is Tuba Büyüküstün's Hasret; she didn't win the RTGD award for nothing, making the free-spirited Romani girl both funny and touching. Her contrast with Cansel Elçin's composed music teacher Murat makes the Pygmalion idea work well on screen. No surprise it traded the top of the ratings with Hanımın Çiftliği. One warning, though: after a tight 16-episode first season, the second stretches to 40 episodes, and with 90-minute episodes that length shows in places. The compact energy of the first season scatters at times in the second.

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

Gönülçelen brings the class question at the core of Shaw's Pygmalion to Istanbul: the gap between Murat, from a wealthy family, and Hasret, raised in the city's poor districts, really describes a divide within the city itself. A young Romani woman taking a lead role in prime time is notable for the on-screen visibility of the Roma community in those years. Building the comedy on a "clash of two worlds" also brings the risk of sliding into stereotypes, though, and that is worth keeping in mind while watching. Its run in Arabic dub on MBC 4 and later in Serbia suggests the story felt familiar in very different societies.

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

For anyone who loved My Fair Lady when young, Gönülçelen brings a sweet sense of familiarity. The wealthy family's musician son and the lively girl from the poor district is a meeting Yeşilçam adored too, but the series gives the story fresh color through a music teacher and the voice of a Romani girl. Tuba Büyüküstün's Hasret is sincere and vivid, and Cansel Elçin brings a fitting composure. Though the comedy is sometimes played a little loud for my taste, it is a production that tells of two worlds touching each other with warmth.

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