Metin Erksan’ın “Avangart” Televizyon Filmleri

Authors : M. Safa KARATAŞ

Pages : 34-41

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Publication Date : 2023-09-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Metin Erksan and his movies have a special role in the history of Turkish cinema. Since his first movies, he has produced different productions which have a language peculiar to him. With his extraordinary stance and mind, the director has always been the focus of discussions and has presented avant-garde works to Turkish cinema. Avant-garde, in other words, extraordinary, experimental, innovative productions have had profound effects in different periods since the invention of cinema. While evaluating Metin Erksan and his movies, five television movies insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Bir İntihar, Geçmiş Zaman Elbiseleri, Hanende Melek, Müthiş Bir Tren, and Sazlık); which were made for TRT insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Turkish Radio and Television Corporation); in 1973 drew attention in order to understand the director’s aesthetic and innovative perspective. Metin Erksan made these movies without earning profit. Moreover, in these movies, he expressed himself successfully. These movies were regarded as the milestones of Turkish cinema and Metin Erksan’s filmography. This study will focus on the point of “pioneering” and “experimental” view of Metin Erksan’s movies and television movies he made for TRT and will be evaluated in terms of story, time, place, art direction, actor preference, and cinematography of the television movies.
Keywords : Avangart, deneysel, Metin Erksan, televizyon filmleri, TRT