A Widow
A Lonely Woman

Director: Atıf Yılmaz
Producer: Kadri Yurdatap
Screenplay: Atıf Yılmaz (adapted from Necati Cumalı's story)
Year: 1985
Director of photography: Orhan Oğuz
Music: Atilla Özdemiroğlu
Cast: Müjde Ar, Nur Sürer, Yılmaz Zafer, Şükran Güngör, Aslan Altın, Erden Güvenç, Nazan Ayas, Deniz Türkali
Production Company: Mine Film
Color: Colorful
Country: Türkiye
Vision date:
Subject: Suna, a widow, falls in love with photographer Ergun and sees her friend Ayla with the man she loves. Two female friends cut Ergun out of their lives.

Notes about the movie:
The three main female characters in the film are educated, economically independent and have a place in the public sphere. The scenes of sexual intercourse between Suna and Ergun exemplify the objectification of women. The female body is exposed to the gaze of men and the viewers behind the viewfinder. On the other hand, the male character's violence against the female character represents violence against women.

Contents related to the movie:
Masculine Discourse in Cinema and the Women's Problem in Atıf Yılmaz's Films. Hıdıroğlu, İ. & Kotan, S. (2015). Atatürk Communication Journal, (9), 55-76.

Awards:
“Most Successful Film” “Best Cinematography” (Orhan Oğuz) at the 22nd Antalya Film Festival (1985)

Source:
Hıdıroğlu, İ. & Kotan, S. (2015). Masculine Discourse in Cinema and the Women's Problem in Atıf Yılmaz's Films. Atatürk Communication Journal, (9), 55-76.
Özgüç, Agâh. (2012). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Movies. Istanbul: Horizon International.
Özgüç, Agâh. (2014). Dictionary of Turkish Films 1914-2014. Istanbul: Republic of Turkey Culture and Tourism Ministry.