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I Never Like Sundays (Pazarları Hiç Sevmem)

I Never Like Sundays (Pazarları Hiç Sevmem) (translated)

Movie · 2012 · 7 people

In Pazarları Hiç Sevmem ("I Never Like Sundays"), a Turkish film blending drama and romance, two lonely people lean on each other. Rezzan Tanyeli wrote and directed it, Shark Film produced it, and it reached cinemas on April 27, 2012, with a running time of about 85 minutes. Shown at the Golden Orange Film Festival, it earned cinematographer Florent Herry the award for best cinematography.

Oğuz (Edhem Dirvana) is trying to fulfill his ailing father's last wish when the woman he has secretly loved for years, Ayşe (Ezgi Mola), marries someone else. Deniz (Melisa Sözen) has lost her job, been abandoned and given up on life. The two meet by chance, do each other good and find themselves at the start of a new journey. The cast also includes Umut Kurt (Kerem), Hasibe Eren (Reyhan), Ayşen Gruda (Fevziye) and Barış Bağcı (Ali).

Shooting took place in Istanbul and in the Aegean region, in the İzmir districts of Tire and Ödemiş and the towns of Gökçen and Birgi. Pasquale Catalano composed the score and Nil Karaibrahimgil wrote a song for the film. Critics noted that it tries to balance humor and drama, dwells on postponed feelings and touches on how winter and summer shape human psychology.

DirectorRezzan Tanyeli
Production companyShark Film

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Cast

Melisa Sözen Melisa Sözen Actor · 41 years old Deniz Umut Kurt Umut Kurt Actor · 45 years old Kerem Barış Bağcı Barış Bağcı Actor · 51 years old Ali Hasibe Eren Hasibe Eren Actor · 51 years old Reyhan Ezgi Mola Ezgi Mola Actor · 43 years old Ayşe Şebnem Dilligil Şebnem Dilligil Actor · born 1960 Mother Ayşen Gruda Ayşen Gruda Actor · died at 74 Fevziye

Also in the cast: Edhem Dirvana (Oğuz)

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Through different eyes

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

Written and directed by Rezzan Tanyeli, the film fits a familiar premise, two lonely people meeting by chance, into a tidy running time of about 85 minutes. Its real trump card is the imagery: Florent Herry, who won best cinematography at the Golden Orange, turns locations from Istanbul to Tire, Ödemiş and Birgi into part of the emotion. The attempt to balance humor and drama is not always seamless, and the shifts in tone can at times make it harder to stay with the characters' postponed feelings. Carried by Melisa Sözen and Edhem Dirvana, the story offers not big surprises but a small study in atmosphere that works through the moods of the seasons. One for those who value finesse over novelty.

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

An ailing father's last wish, a love never returned, a woman who has given up on life... This material sits very close to the heart of our old films. Pazarları Hiç Sevmem chooses to tell these feelings without raising its voice, through two people simply doing each other good. The texture of Aegean small towns, Pasquale Catalano's score and the song Nil Karaibrahimgil wrote for the film give the story a warm frame. Seeing Ayşen Gruda in the cast warms the heart too. For a soul worn out by noisy comedies, a calm and sincere pause.

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

A quiet, emotional film; the story is less about action than about two people doing each other good. The themes are still heavy, though: a bedridden father, a woman who has lost her job and her hope, an unreturned love. Young children may get bored. It suits teenagers and adults better, and parents who like romantic drama will enjoy it. As critics noted, there is humor too, which softens the heavier moments a little.

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