Between Light and Darkness

"I never thought of going into the cinema business, in fact, there was no such job. Theater actors did cinema as a side job. It was not a profession as I would say. In fact, it has never been a profession. At best, cinema is a passion. It is not the job of a smart person; it is a passionate person's job." "It's a job."

Between Light and Darkness, the "masterless master" of Turkish cinema, Lütfi Ö. Akad's memories are also the book of his passion for cinema... Akad's first step in the world of cinema, where he started as a production director, gradually fell under the spell of cinema, his first film, the process of learning not by "seeing - hearing - reading" but by trying, a process of learning through filmmaking companies all over Turkey. sets, casting choices, scenario studies carried out with literary figures such as Halide Edip Adıvar, Orhan Kemal, Vedat Türkali, Yaşar Kemal, Selim İleri, the atmosphere of the country's cinema, a master hand given to young filmmakers and the life that goes on... Akad is only telling about these paths he has traveled. Not only that, it also reveals the original cinema language it created in all its details. You will directly witness the birth of a cinema as you witness the moment when the master actors of Turkish cinema, from Sadri Alışık to Hülya Koçyiğit, from Türkan Şoray to İzzet Günay, from Yılmaz Güney to Fatma Girik, were just introduced to the big screen. Between Light and Darkness is a reference book for movie lovers...
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 480

Year of Print: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2016

Language Turkish