Halit Refig – Hanim AKA Madame (1988)

Halit Refig’s film “The Lady” can be conceived as a thoroughly nostalgic film; the yearning for the city of Istanbul in old times was expressed in every part of the film. At first glance, the film was based on the story of a lonely old woman looking for a place for her cat before dying; yet, beyond this, within the structure of the film there existed a changing, disappearing, and even collapsing Istanbul and in parallel relation to the degenerating social connections in the city. In other words, the film reflected the degrading of the spatial characteristics of Istanbul and, human relations thereof. While Mrs. Olcay with an old residence on the shore house full of old furniture was the symbol of the old Istanbul, her helpless search for a safe place for her cat, on the other hand, revealed the new face of Istanbul with dehumanizing conditions of city life. As a result of such contrasts using to describe the transformation of the city in the film, Istanbul was represented as the city which was increasingly losing its charm and liveliness. This is nothing but the nostalgia for a disappearing old Istanbul. This view now starting to be observed in the films of the eighties would manifest itself even more strangely in following decade; and, in this way, the city of Istanbul would continue to be presented with reference to now rapidly disappearing values and beauties. (-Extract from a thesis submitted to Social Sciences/METU, by S. TUNCER)

Yıldız Kenter won the best actress award at the Bastia Film Festival for her part in Halit Refiğ’s film “Hanım”.

Halit Refig-Hanim (1988).avi

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