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The Little Lady's Driver (Küçük Hanımın Şoförü)

The Little Lady's Driver (Küçük Hanımın Şoförü) (translated)

Movie · 1962 · 9 people

In 1962 Nejat Saydam directed the Turkish comedy Küçük Hanımın Şoförü ("The Little Lady's Driver"). This black-and-white comedy with sentimental touches opened on 27 March 1962 and runs 104 minutes. Saydam wrote the script with Özdemir Birsel, and the film was produced by Nüzhet Birsel and Özdemir Birsel for Birsel Film. The story turns on love, lies and an inheritance.

Ömer is the son of a wealthy factory owner and does nothing but idle about. His father's will sets a hard condition: if Ömer straightens out his carefree life for a year, he can take over and run his father's fortune. Hearing this from the lawyers, he takes a job as chauffeur to the spoiled daughter of a rich family, and the job gradually turns his relationship with her into love. Ayhan Işık plays Ömer Şahinoğlu and Belgin Doruk plays Neriman Eğilmez Şahinoğlu. Sadri Alışık is Bülent, Avni Dilligil is Feridun Eğilmez and Nubar Terziyan plays Ömer's father. Suphi Kaner, Suna Pekuysal and Zeki Alpan are also in the cast.

The cinematographer is Mike Rafaelyan and the music is by Rauf Tözüm. The main actors were dubbed: Hayri Esen voiced Ayhan Işık and Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm voiced Belgin Doruk.

DirectorNejat Saydam
Production companyBirsel Film

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Ayhan Işık Film actor · died at 50 Ömer Belgin Doruk Belgin Doruk Actor · died at 58 Neriman Sadri Alışık Avni Dilligil Suphi Kaner Mualla Kavur Nubar Terziyan Actor · died at 84 Suna Pekuysal Actor · died at 74 Belkıs Dilligil Belkıs Dilligil Actor · died at 66

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

Küçük Hanımın Şoförü carries one of Yeşilçam's best-loved patterns: a rich, spoiled young woman, a young man who grows close to her while hiding the truth, and a love that blossoms little by little. Seeing Ayhan Işık and Belgin Doruk in the same film is a special treat for anyone fond of that era's romantic comedies. Hearing Ayhan Işık in Hayri Esen's voice is a sweet reminder of the period's dubbing tradition, a familiar warmth for the generation that grew up with those voices. The story may look predictable today, but the worth of these films lies not in surprise but in telling a kind-hearted story with grace.

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

A light old comedy about love, lies and an inheritance. The plot is easy for kids to follow too: an aimless young man has to live properly for a year to get his inheritance. Being in black and white may be a bit of a hurdle for little ones, but grandparents will enjoy seeing the old stars. It looks like a good fit for a Sunday afternoon with the family.

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

The script relies on a ready-made device common in the romantic comedies of its time: a will with a hard condition and a game that forces the hero to swap class roles. A factory owner's son taking a job as a chauffeur is fertile ground for both comedy and romance, but the familiar stops of this kind of story leave little room for surprise. Nejat Saydam and Özdemir Birsel's script seems more interested in enjoying how a relationship built on a lie turns into love than in questioning it. The leads being dubbed is also a reminder of the production conditions of the era, which split a performance into voice and image. A clean example of formula comedy, with no ambitions beyond that.

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