THE CARPETMAKER GIRL

THE CARPETMAKER GIRL (HALICI KIZ), 1953
Turkey | DCP, Color, 87’ | Turkish
Director:Muhsin Ertuğrul
Cast: Heyacan Başaran, Agah Hün, Sadri Alışık, Münir Özkul

As the first full-length film in color from the cinema of Turkey, The Carpetmaker Girl is also the first film that was produced with the support from Yapı Kredi and Doğan Kardeş publications. 66 years after it was produced, the film has now been restored again by Yapı Kredi, and depicts the story of beautiful Gül, a carpet maker girl who has had a run of bad luck. Starting off in Isparta, this Anatolian journey begins when Gül decides to run away after she loses her mother and is harassed by the owner of the weaving workshop. Because of her beauty Gül faces a lot of problems in Istanbul as well, and finally seeks solace away from people. In his final film, Muhsin Ertuğrul addresses the issue of the modern women, while he uses his camera – having recently discovered color – to observe threads and the making of carpets using long takes.