Vasfiye Is Her Name

1985 1h 30m TR

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★7.0TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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The story of a provincial woman named Vasfiye, whose life passed changing hands and drifting between men in Aegean towns, is told by different narrators. The story changes every time the narrator changes. However, it is not known which story is the truth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Müjde Ar
Vasfiye
Yılmaz Zafer
Fuat
Aytaç Arman
Emin
Macit Koper
Rüstem
Erol Durak
Writer
Levend Yılmaz
Hamza
Şahika Tekand
Ali Rıza Özbilgiç
Tahsin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Atıf Yılmaz
Writers: Barış Pirhasan, Necati Cumalı
Languages: Turkish
Countries: Turkey

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Kadın Temalı Düşsel Fantazya" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Atıf Yılmaz, shot by Orhan Oğuz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mevlüt Koçak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Müjde Ar and Yılmaz Zafer and Aytaç Arman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0147822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Atıf Yılmaz directs. Orhan Oğuz behind the camera. Mevlüt Koçak cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Turkey. Dialogue in Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Kadın Temalı Düşsel Fantazya" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Atıf Yılmaz, shot by Orhan Oğuz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Mevlüt Koçak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Müjde Ar and Yılmaz Zafer and Aytaç Arman carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0147822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.