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Yılmaz Güney is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Co-Director and Editor Turquee born on 1 april 1937 at Siverek (Turquie)
Yılmaz Güney (born Yılmaz Pütün, 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Zaza and Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor from Turkey. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary, working class people in Turkey. Yılmaz Güney
won the Palme d'Or with the film Yol he co-produced with Şerif Gören at Cannes Film Festival in 1982.
(1982)
(Director)
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Nationality Turquie
Birth 1 april 1937 at Siverek (Turquie)
Death 9 september 1984 (at 47 years) at Paris (France)
Birth 1 april 1937 at Siverek (Turquie)
Death 9 september 1984 (at 47 years) at Paris (France)
won the Palme d'Or with the film Yol he co-produced with Şerif Gören at Cannes Film Festival in 1982.
Biography
A biography of Güney, Halkın Sanatçısı, Halkın Savaşçısı: Yılmaz Güney, was published by Dönüşüm Publishing in 1992, and reprinted in 2000. Its publisher was fined in 2001 because of some of the book's content, although this was overturned in 2003 when the relevant law was repealed.Best films
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Room 666 (1982)
, 50minutesDirected by Wim Wenders
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Steven Spielberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Chantal Akerman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Mike De Leon
Roles Self (voice)
Rating65%
Durant le festival de Cannes en 1982, Wim Wenders a invité les cinéastes présents à se rendre tour à tour dans la chambre 666 de l'hôtel Martinez et à mettre en marche la caméra et le magnétophone qu'il y avait placés pour répondre à une seule question : «le cinéma est-il un langage en train de se perdre, un art qui va mourir ? ».
The Poor (1974)
, 1h12Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Yılmaz Güney, Kamran Usluer
Roles Abuzer
Rating70%
L'histoire d'Abu qui a déjà passé tant d’années en prison que c’est pour lui comme un refuge par rapport à la brutalité de l’univers extérieur. En plein hiver, il est remis en liberté avec deux compagnons de cellule et constate alors que les amitiés ne résistent pas à la faim et que son avenir n’est pas rose. En flash back, le film raconte le destin de ces trois hommes, Abu, Arap et Hacı.
Hope (1970)
, 1h40Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Yılmaz Güney, Tuncel Kurtiz
Roles Cabbar
Rating79%
The protagonist of the film is Cabbar (performed by Güney). Cabbar is directed to support his crowded kurdish family - five children, a wife, and a grandmother - with the earnings from an old phaeton with two exhausted, half-dead horses. The family tries to survive in a damp and dingy living-quarters. Cabbar does not have a good run of business. He is indebted almost to everyone. His single hope is in the lottery tickets, which he continuously buys. He has bound his hope to these pieces of paper.
Law of the Border (1966)
, 1h10Directed by Ömer Lütfi Akad
Genres Drama, Crime, Western
Actors Yılmaz Güney, Tuncel Kurtiz, Erol Taş, Zafer Önen
Roles Hıdır
Rating66%
A la frontière turque, la vie d'agriculteur est un vrai calvaire, et les activités illicites représentent pour beaucoup une alternative tentante. Hidir, qui est toujours resté loin de ces pratiques, se retrouve soudain mêlé à un trafic clandestin de moutons.
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The Wall (1983)
, 1h52Directed by Yılmaz Güney
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Tuncel Kurtiz, Zîrek, Sylvie Flepp, Joëlle Guigui, Meral Çetinkaya
Rating78%
Au dortoir 4 d'un centre de détention à Ankara, les enfants vivent et travaillent dans de terribles conditions. Les enfants préparent une révolte, espérant être transférés dans une meilleure prison. Des actes de pédophilie sont suggérés dans ce film.
The Road (1982)
, 1h49Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Tarık Akan, Halil Ergün, Şerif Sezer
Rating79%
Yol tells the story of several prisoners on furlough in Turkey. Seyit Ali (Tarık Akan) travels to his house and finds that his wife (Şerif Sezer) has betrayed him and works as a prostitute. She was caught by her family and held captive for Seyit Ali to end her life in an honor killing. Though apparently determined at first, he changes his mind when his wife starts to freeze while travelling in the snow. Despite his efforts to keep her alive, he eventually fails. His wife's death relieves Seyit Ali from family pressure and he is saved from justice since she freezes but he has an internal struggle and must return to jail.
The Enemy (1980)
, 2h13Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Zeki Ökten
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Aytaç Arman, Şevket Altuğ, Kamil Sönmez
Rating69%
The Herd (1979)
, 2h9Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Zeki Ökten
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about families
Actors Tarık Akan, Tuncel Kurtiz, Yaman Okay, Kamran Usluer
Rating81%
Affrontement entre deux familles de nomades malgré les efforts de chacun pour calmer cette haine ancestrale.
The Poor (1974)
, 1h12Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Yılmaz Güney, Kamran Usluer
Rating70%
L'histoire d'Abu qui a déjà passé tant d’années en prison que c’est pour lui comme un refuge par rapport à la brutalité de l’univers extérieur. En plein hiver, il est remis en liberté avec deux compagnons de cellule et constate alors que les amitiés ne résistent pas à la faim et que son avenir n’est pas rose. En flash back, le film raconte le destin de ces trois hommes, Abu, Arap et Hacı.
Hope (1970)
, 1h40Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Yılmaz Güney, Tuncel Kurtiz
Rating79%
The protagonist of the film is Cabbar (performed by Güney). Cabbar is directed to support his crowded kurdish family - five children, a wife, and a grandmother - with the earnings from an old phaeton with two exhausted, half-dead horses. The family tries to survive in a damp and dingy living-quarters. Cabbar does not have a good run of business. He is indebted almost to everyone. His single hope is in the lottery tickets, which he continuously buys. He has bound his hope to these pieces of paper.
Scriptwriter
The Wall (1983)
, 1h52Directed by Yılmaz Güney
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Tuncel Kurtiz, Zîrek, Sylvie Flepp, Joëlle Guigui, Meral Çetinkaya
Roles Writer
Rating78%
Au dortoir 4 d'un centre de détention à Ankara, les enfants vivent et travaillent dans de terribles conditions. Les enfants préparent une révolte, espérant être transférés dans une meilleure prison. Des actes de pédophilie sont suggérés dans ce film.
The Road (1982)
, 1h49Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Şerif Gören
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Tarık Akan, Halil Ergün, Şerif Sezer
Roles Writer
Rating79%
Yol tells the story of several prisoners on furlough in Turkey. Seyit Ali (Tarık Akan) travels to his house and finds that his wife (Şerif Sezer) has betrayed him and works as a prostitute. She was caught by her family and held captive for Seyit Ali to end her life in an honor killing. Though apparently determined at first, he changes his mind when his wife starts to freeze while travelling in the snow. Despite his efforts to keep her alive, he eventually fails. His wife's death relieves Seyit Ali from family pressure and he is saved from justice since she freezes but he has an internal struggle and must return to jail.
The Enemy (1980)
, 2h13Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Zeki Ökten
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Actors Aytaç Arman, Şevket Altuğ, Kamil Sönmez
Roles Writer
Rating69%
The Herd (1979)
, 2h9Directed by Yılmaz Güney, Zeki Ökten
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about families
Actors Tarık Akan, Tuncel Kurtiz, Yaman Okay, Kamran Usluer
Roles Writer
Rating81%
Affrontement entre deux familles de nomades malgré les efforts de chacun pour calmer cette haine ancestrale.