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This week in theaters  - <p><strong>‘Coco avant Chanel' Coco Before Chanel)</strong></p><p>This is the story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who begins her life as a headstrong orphan and through an extraordinary journey becomes the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.<br />Directed by:Anne Fontaine<br />Genre: drama<br />Cast: Audrey Tautou, Alessandro Nivola <br /></p>

‘Coco avant Chanel' Coco Before Chanel)

This is the story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who begins her life as a headstrong orphan and through an extraordinary journey becomes the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.
Directed by:Anne Fontaine
Genre: drama
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Alessandro Nivola


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‘KIskanmak' (Envy)

1930s Zonguldak. It is the night of Oct. 29, and there's a Republic Ball, where all the prominent people in this small coalmining city are in attendance. Mining engineer Halit (Serhat Tutumluer), who moved to Zonguldak with his family two months ago, his gorgeous wife, Mükerrem (Berrak Tüzünataç), and Halit's sister, Seniha (Nergis Öztürk), are also in attendance. When the son of the wealthiest man in Zonguldak asks Mükerrem to dance, Seniha, who has been watching them from a dark corner in the hall, instantly realizes that her brother's wife will not be able to resist this handsome young man. Directed by: Zeki Demirkubuz

Genre: drama

Cast: Nergis Öztürk, Serhat Tutumluer, Berrak Tüzünataç, Bora Cengiz, Hasibe Eren 

 


‘Mezuniyet' (Graduation)

 

A group of high school students are shocked by the death of one of their classmates, who commits suicide one year before their graduation. They cannot get over the thought of their closest friend being dead. In the meantime, they still have their own issues. Akın (Doğa Can Anafarta) is in trouble with his girlfriend. Metin (Yiğit Uçar) is fooling around, spending his time with useless stuff; Efe (Efe Can Kudu) is having problems with both his family and his schoolmates. In the meantime, Aykut (Can Göksoy) is hanging around with members of a street gang and Umut (Uraz Kaygılaroğlu) is trying his best to get everything in order.

Directed by: Doğa Can Anafarta

Genre: drama

Cast: İlker Ayrık, Engin Düzyatan, Billur Kalkavan 

 


‘İncir Çekirdeği' (Not Worth a Fig)

 

Having completed his military service, Celil (Halil Yomak) is about to return home. Family members are very excited about his return. While Celil was gone, his sister, Delal (Makbule Sitare Akbaş), married Nazif and gave birth to a baby girl. Following a happy welcome, Celil and the entire family go on a picnic the next day. There, Delal notices that his brother is very much affected by a neighbor's daughter. She encourages the young man and woman to meet outside the picnic area. While walking around, the two of them step on a land mine, and both of them die. Delal, blaming herself for the tragic death of her brother, commits suicide.

Directed by: Selda Çiçek

Genre: drama

Cast: Özgü Namal, Derya Durmaz, Sevinç Erol

 


‘Aşk Geliyorum Demez' (Love Happens)

 

Ali (Tolgahan Sayışman) is the flirtatious and good-looking son of a shop owner in a business center in downtown İstanbul. Gözde (Bergüzar Korel), the daughter of a wealthy contractor who buys the business center where Ali's family's store is located, is a charitable young woman who loves nature and animals. However, Gözde's father has plans to demolish the business center he just bought to erect a brand new shopping center on the site. The merchants of the business center, desperate to keep their businesses running, persuade Ali to charm Gözde and thus save their old business center from being demolished. So Ali and Gözde, through an arranged “coincidence,” meet at a charity dinner. However, it is Ali who falls head over heels for the nature-loving daughter of the rich businessman who wants to acquire his father's business.

Directed by: Murat Şeker

Genre: romance

Cast: Bergüzar Korel, Tolgahan Sayışman

07 November 2009, Saturday

 

   

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