Yapım Tarihi - 2017
Süre - 00:16:23
Format - Kurmaca, Renkli, Türkçe
Yönetmen - Doğuş Algün
Yönetmen Yardımcısı - Erinç Durlanık
Yapımcı - Gestus Film
Yapım Yardımcısı - Özgür Çağrı Şaybak
Senaryo - Doğuş Algün
Danışmanlar - Selen Örcan
Müzik - Peyman Yazdanian, Beste Tanağardıgil
Dramaturg - Mert Uslu
Görüntü Yönetmeni - Mert Altut
Kamera Asistanı - Yiğit Altut, Umut Kuyuk
Boom Operatörü - Ben Anderson
Işıkçı - Mert Altut, Doğuş Algün
Sesçi - Armağan Koçak
Sanat Yönetmeni - Cihan Baltepe
Kostüm, Aksesuar - Hülya Akkuş
Set Fotoğrafları - Ceren Selçuk
Kurgu - Doğuş Algün
Post Production - Doğuş Algün
Alt Yazı Operatörü - Barış Sungar, Elif Sungar
Oyuncular
İlhan Algün .... Orhan
Çiğdem Aksüt .... Gülnur
İstanbul’un arka semtlerinden birinde, evlere dikilmek üzere abiye dağıtan Orhan; kendisiyle ve işiyle yüzleşmesine
sebep olacak bir durumla karşılaşır. Maddi sıkıntılar sebebiyle bu atölyede çalışmaya başlayan Gülnur, aldığı abiyeleri
işleyip geri getirmesine rağmen, hırsızlıkla suçlanır. Orhan, her yolu deneyip bu hatayı telafi etmeye çalışsa da,
başaramaz. Vicdanını rahatlatmak için farklı bir çözüm bulacaktır.
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Kaynak
Doğuş Algün
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The Embroidered Dress Review
BY MIKAH WOLANSKI (FEBRUARY 6TH, 2018)
The Embroidered Dress (2017)
Written & Directed by - Doğuş Algün
Produced by - Gestus Film
Key Cast - Çiğdem Aksüt (Gulnur), İlhan Algün (Orhan), Hülya Akkuş Algün (Ipek)
Contrary to mainstream beliefs, films don’t need to be flashy to be effective.
This is clearly evident in the Turkish short film The Embroidered Dress by
writer/director Doğuş Algün (The Painfull Dawn, The Burden of the Night, A Happy
Dinner). Algün proves with his short that a simple, somber story can have a long
lasting effect on its viewers, grabbing and holding their attention - sitting
with them long after it’s 20 minute run-time.
The Embroidered Dress follows Gulnur, a young mother who ventures to find
employment due to her family’s financial burdens; against the wishes of her
husband. She stumbles upon a small embroidery shop, where she is hired by Orhan,
the shop’s owner. Soon after, a dress goes missing, causing the shop employees
and Orhan to quickly place the blame on the newly hired mother. Gulnur assures
them of her innocence, and is deeply hurt by the accusations brought upon her.
Shortly after, the dress is found, causing Orhan immense guilt for his wrongful
accusation. He begins to work desperately to correct his mistake and unburden
himself of his guilt.
This film works within it’s simple premise in such an elegant way. It’s evident
that there was a clear intention to keep this film bound to its characters, and
to not get carried away with any unwarranted or unnecessary extravagant moments.
It’s somber style perfectly reflects the overall emotional backing that the
characters display throughout the piece. Their lives are an everyday struggle,
with very few moments of overwhelming joy – and the film encompasses this in its
entirety, particularly with its cinematography.
Shot by the talented Mert Altut, The Embroidered Dress is simply a beautiful
looking film. Aside from the handheld motions (which works great within the
films style), a large portion of the film involves very little camera movements.
A style of stillness and minimal color envelops the screen, leaving a certain
necessary visual plainness, allowing the scenes to be brought to life by its
characters – making performances one of the most important aspects to having
this film work. And boy, does it ever deliver. Çigdem Aksüt (Gulnur) gives a
powerful performance by saying very little. There’s no question that subtle
performances like this can be some of the most difficult to deliver, and Aksüt
proves that she has this skill mastered without fault. The same praise should be
given to İlhan Algün (Orhan) who also flawlessly delivered a performance that
evoked such an emotional presence in the film. The monotony of his life could be
understood by his face alone - his despair for the mistake he made evident
without dialogue. An absolutely fantastic performance. The film was further
supported by Hülya Akkuş Algün (Ipek) who was a huge driving force behind the
dialogue in the film, and delivered her supporting role with such skill that it
left a lasting impression on me, and was probably my favourite role overall .
Doğuş Algün has clearly demonstrated an exemplary skill for understanding the
art of storytelling. He created a film that not only gets the viewer emotionally
evolved, but also makes you want to learn more and watch longer. When a story
draws you in like The Embroidered Dress does so well, you know you’ve made
something wonderful. And that’s just what this film is – a wonderful display of
art. This is storytelling at its finest, and I would recommend this film to
anyone who truly appreciates the beautiful simplicities that it has to offer.
