LÜTFI AKAD
DIRECTING
Lütfi Ömer Akad (2 September 1916 - 19 November 2011), the first auteur director of Turkish cinema, screenwriter, academician, Honorary Professor.
Known as the "Big Auteur" of Turkish cinema, Akad has been one of the important names that enabled Turkish cinema, which was under the domination of theater actors until the 1950s, to become independent from theatre.
Being one of the first representatives of the "Generation of Filmmakers", Akad, unlike the filmmakers before him, researched and developed the unique language and possibilities of cinema, influenced many directors who came after him with his works and set an example for them..
- The Bride 1973
- In the Name of the Law 1952
- Law of the Border 1966
- Tricycle 1962
- My Prostitute Love 1968
- Red River, Black Sheep 1967
- The Wedding 1973
- White Handkerchief 1955
- The Lonely Ones' Quay 1959
- İngiliz Kemal Lawrens'e Karşı 1952
- Mother 1967
- Meyhanecinin Kızı 1958
- Kardeş Kurşunu 1955
- This Is How Destiny Wanted 1968
- I Want to Die With You 1969