Cinemania

BLACK CAR

• Director: Aram Gülyüz
• TURKEY / 1966 / HDD / B&W / 83´ / Turkish; English s.t.

• Screenplay: Erdoğan Tünaş
• Director of Photography: Memduh Yükman
• Editing: Turgut İnangiray
• Cast: Ayhan Işık, Ajda Pekkan, Süha Doğan, Vasfi Uçaroğlu, Asım Nipton, Zeki Tüney
• Producer: Osman İncili
• Production Co.: Metro Film
• World Sales: Fanatik Film

Black Car, the detective film by Aram Gülyüz, the highly prolific director and master at “inventing idioms”, follows charismatic police officer Kenan (Ayhan Işık) who leaves the police department following his wife’s death and now works as a teacher. Kenan is called back to the department for an “urgent” task and assigned to a case about unsolved women’s murders. Aram Gülyüz, who prolifically made popular films of a variety of genres within the Yeşilcam system, utilises established detective clichés with a striking wit. Starring Ayhan Işık and Ajda Pekkan, Black Car still relevant soundtrack is scored by the Vasfi Uçaroğlu Orchestra.

This film will be screened in honor of Aram Gülyüz, who is the recipient of this year’s Honorary Award.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.