The woman has no name? Female characters in Turkish cinema through the eyes of female directors
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Tarih
2022
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Revista Publishing
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
It can be observed that there was a quantitative increase in the films of female directors in
Turkey in 2000s and these directors started to create their own cinematic language. These
directors produce films by being influenced by the patriarchal society they live in and deal
with the problems women experience in that society. In this study, it will be discussed how
female directors who continue their lives in a patriarchal society reflect female characters in
their films. The reason for including the year 2010 and later in the study is that the female di rectors in the study both dealt with the problems related to women in their films. At the same
time, there are similarities in the problems of the female characters in the films of these di rectors too. In the research, women’s problems, and the places of characters in private and
public spaces are examined in the context of feminist theory and four films of four female
directors in Turkey were discussed. These films(1) are Yeşim Ustaoğlu’s Purgatory (2012),
Pelin Esmer’s Watchtower (2012), Emine Emel Balcı’s Until I Lose My Breath (2015) and
Ahu Öztürk›s Dust Cloth (2015). As a result, it has been determined that female directors in
Turkey go beyond the classical narrative cinema and deal with the main problems of women.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Gender, Women’s Issues, Feminist Theory, Women Directors in Turkey
Kaynak
Communication Papers – Media Literacy & Gender Studies
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Cilt
11
Sayı
22
Künye
Serttas, A., & Kalkan, Y. (2022). The Woman Has No Name? Female characters in Turkish cinema through the eyes of female directors. Communication Papers. Media Literacy and Gender Studies., 11(22), 61-81.
