AN AUTUMN STORY
Director, Screenplay: Yavuz Özkan
Producer: Aycan Çetin
Cinematography: Ertunç Şenkay
Cast: Zuhal Olcay, Can Togay, Kaan Girgin, Sinem Üretmen, Meltem Cumbul, Alp Buğdaycı, Nazan Kesal
Synopsis
In the chaotic atmosphere of 1978, a beautiful college instructor and a young M.B.A. graduate meet. Soon they fall in love and get married amidst bloody terror ridden country. Young couple manage to escape the turbulent years of 1978-81.
In the following years, woman keeps pace with the hectic university career while hopelessly trying to solve her dilemma on what she believes right and the harsh realities of daily life. As she struggles, her ambitious husband rapidly peaks in his career with his dashing style. Soon their lives take opposite directions.
Man’s ambition begins to destroy everything on its way including woman’s love and respect. Woman’s inner world divided by conflicting romantism is against ambition.
Neither is willing to surrender, both get involved in dead-end relation ships in order to revenge one another. As they move farther apart from each other, their relentless struggle wages on where changing times and values contrast their lives in the background.
Awards
MINISTRY of CULTURE CINEMA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (1993)
6th INTERNATIONAL ANKARA FILM FESTIVAL (1994)
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Unleading Actor
Best Screenplay
Best Sound
Best Art Director
13th INTERNATIONAL İSTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL (1994)
Best National Film
10th INTERNATIONAL ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL (1994)
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actor
8th ADANA GOLDEN COCOON FILM FESTIVAL (1994)
Best Film
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
14th NETHERLANDS FILM FESTIVAL
(Golden Calf for the Best Europe Film)
One of the first three film.
SOCIETY of CONTEMPORARY FILM ACTORS (ÇASOD) AWARDS
Best Actor
GOLDEN LENS, AWARD of SOCIETY of MAGAZINE JOURNALISTS
Best Director