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Şaka ile Karışık

Half in Jest (Şaka ile Karışık) (translated)

Movie · 1965 · 5 people

Black-and-white and from 1965, Şaka ile Karışık is a Yeşilçam comedy-drama. Osman F. Seden directed it from his own script, and it runs about 100 minutes. At its centre is "Ofsayt Osman" (Offside Osman), the honest drifter played by Sadri Alışık. The production company was Akün Film.

The story turns when two feuding rich families place a million-lira bet on whether an honest drifter can really exist. On the strength of that credit Osman begins living like a king, and two journalists competing to publish the interview first get drawn in. One day he falls for Filiz (Filiz Akın), a singer he has saved from death at Sarayburnu, and begins his biggest attack yet: it will either be a goal or offside again. Filiz had chosen death because her brother is terminally ill and 200,000 lira are needed for his treatment, so Osman is caught between a child's life, the honour of drifters and her love.

The cast also includes Ajda Pekkan (Ayla), Nubar Terziyan (the police chief), Hulusi Kentmen (Hulusi Reis), Çolpan İlhan (Zühre) and Efgan Efekan (the writer Kemal). Kenan Kurt was director of photography, and the producers were Recai Akçaoğlu and İrfan Ünal.

DirectorOsman Fahir Seden
Production companyAkün Film

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Sadri Alışık Actor · died at 69 Filiz Akın Filiz Akın Film actor · died at 82 Ajda Pekkan Ajda Pekkan Actor · 80 years old Nubar Terziyan Actor · died at 84 Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen Actor · died at 82

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

Sadri Alışık's Ofsayt Osman is one of Yeşilçam's most lovable drifters, and Şaka ile Karışık brings out his honesty and generosity of heart beautifully. In its black-and-white frames, the grace of Filiz Akın, the presence of a young Ajda Pekkan and familiar faces like Hulusi Kentmen and Nubar Terziyan warm the heart. The two rich families' million-lira bet sparks the comedy, but the film's real heart beats in Osman being caught between a child's life and the honour of a drifter. A lovely example of that old-fashioned storytelling that knows how to move you while you laugh.

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

Şaka ile Karışık is a black-and-white Yeşilçam comedy from 1965. The honest drifter Osman, played by Sadri Alışık, is very likeable, and children may take to him too. The humour has Yeşilçam's gentle touch. But there are sad themes as well, such as a sick child and a young woman who wants to die, so little ones may have questions at some points. It is a film to enjoy together with grandparents.

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

The premise of Şaka ile Karışık openly stages class difference in 1960s Istanbul: two rich families bet a million lira on whether an honest drifter can exist, while on the other side there is a sick child whose treatment needs 200,000 lira. What is a game for the rich is a matter of life for the poor. Osman briefly living like a king is also a sharp observation, for its time, of how credit, reputation and appearances can stand in for money. The two journalists racing to publish first recall the power newspapers held in those years. The film weaves all this into the comedy without preaching.

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