Issiz adam (2008)

Director:

Çagan Irmak

Writer:

Çagan Irmak (written by)

Release Date:

7 November 2008 (Turkey)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Tells about those people whose lives have been isolated by modern lifestyles; It is also Foods, mothers, old songs and love that this movie is consists of.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Wedding | Ex Lover | Istanbul | Cooking

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Melis Birkan	...	Ada
Cemal Hunal	...	Alper
Yildiz Kültür	...	Müzeyyen
Serif Bozkurt	...	Senol
Gözde Kansu	...	Sinem
Goncagül Sunar	...	Customer
Asli Aybars	...	Yasemin
Veda Yurtsever Ipek
Sezgin Erdemir	...	Bookstore guy
Necla Fide	...	Seyma

Also Known As:

Alone (Europe: English title) (festival title) (Turkey: Turkish title) (literal title)

Runtime:

Turkey:113 min

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Company:

Most Production

Trivia:

In one scene the voice of Stefan Raab can be heard as his show 'TV Total' with Beyaz as a guest plays in the background.

Quotes:

Alper: Ada, I've been through a lot. I've wasted a lot of things. Myself, life, everything. I won't get improved. I'm living with a virus in my veins. I don't want to be a part of anybody's life. And i don't want anybody to be a part of my life. This is me...

A masterpiece

Director Cagan Irmak had moved his audience to tears with his beautiful, semi-political, semi-melodramatic "Babam ve Oglum" only a few years ago. Now, here he is with a much more mature and deeper depiction of a tortured soul of our times. At a certain point, it is reminiscent of Allen's "Annie Hall" and there is a gentle, sly nod to Scorsese's "Taxi Driver", and this film deserves comparison to both of these films; no need to be modest. The main character is a handsome, young restaurant owner, a chef in Istanbul and his casual relationships with a large variety of women say something about his actual loneliness. On the other hand, she is a lively, lovely young woman with a pretty little costume shop and when they meet, it's not love at first sight, but a love that grows and is woven with their efforts, especially hers. But this is not an ordinary, straightforward womanizer-turned-romantic-by-true-love-kind-of story. It is the sad story of a man who has alienated himself from all emotional human contact because of a life in "the big city". It is all the more sad because he is aware of it, he wants to open up and get rid of it, but he just can't. And she was just about to make it easier for him... Anyway, this is definitely a movie worthy of seeing. It is not just a local story, I'm sure people all around the world will identify with the characters in this film. I hope little films like these are seen by large and different audiences and get the praise they deserve.