Lale Oraloğlu (1924 - 2007) 

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Lale Oraloğlu came to life in Izmir in 1924. Oraloğlu, who completed his high school education at the German High School, started his undergraduate education at the Faculty of Law. However, Oraloğlu, who studied here for only one year, later transferred to the Department of Near Eastern Philology. Oraloğlu, who also received conservatory education in the meantime, graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Department of English Language Philology. Oraloğlu, who started journalism in 1951, wrote columns in Ekspres Akşam and Yeni Sabah. Oraloğlu, who also started acting, acted in the 1951 movie "Yavuz Sultan Selim Ağlamak" directed by Sami Ayanoğlu. Oraloğlu, who also took part in theater plays during this period, founded his own theater, Oraloğlu Theatre, upon the suggestion of Muhsin Ertuğrul. 

She won the "Most Successful Actress" award at the Turkish Film Festival with her films "Leylaklar Altında" (1954), "You Are the One I Love" (1955) and "Kırık Çanaklar" (1960). Oraloğlu, who continues to be a screenwriter as well as his actor, received the "Most Successful Screenwriter" award with the script of the movie "You were the One I Loved". He directed the films "Bir Kadın Uğruna" (1971), "Bizimkiler" (1971), "Hızlı Hızır" (1972) and "Ölüm Bebekleri" (1972). Since the films he directed failed at the box office, he paid his debts by working in the theater. Apart from the industry, he also worked academically as a theater instructor at Selçuk University. 

 

Screenwriter Filmography

You were the One I Loved, 1955, Director: Agah Hün, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu (adapted from Andre Gide's novel "Pastoral Symphony"), Producer: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Turgut Ören, Actors: Lale Oraloğlu, Cahit Irgat, Sadri Alışık , Neriman Alışık, Mualla Kaynak, Ahmet Tarık Tekçe, Akın Oraloğlu, Production company: Alev Film. 

Kırık Çanaklar, 1960, Director: Memduh Ün, Screenplay: Halit Refiğ, Lale Oraloğlu, Bülent Oran (adapted from Edmond Morris's play "Wooden Bowls"), Producer: Nusret İkbal, Director of photography: Turgut Üren, Actors: Lale Oraloğlu, Turgut Özatay, Rüya Gümüşata, Mualla Kaynak, Salih Tozan, Reha Yurdakul, Engin Deniz, Mahmure Handan, Asım Nipton, Niyazi Er, Adnan Uygur, Production company: Be-Ya Film. 

Notes: Lale Oraloğlu stated that Halit Refiğ had no involvement in script writing. (Ruken Öztürk, 2004, "The Feminine Face of Cinema", Om Publications, p. 111-112).

Remember My Love, 1961, Director: Dr. Arşavir Alyanak, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu, Producer: Agop Fındıkyan, Director of photography: Şevket Kıymaz, Cast: Fikret Hakan, Türkan Şoray, Suzan Avcı, Avni Dilligil, Salih Tozan, Mehmet Aslan, Mustafa Dağhan, Ahmet Tarık Tekçe, Osman Alyanak, Production company: Işık Film. 

A Woman's Trap, 1971, Director: Lale Oraloğlu, Producer: Gürdal Onur, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Ali Uğur, Actors: Fikret Hakan, Lale Oraloğlu, Alev Oraloğlu, Avni Dilligil, Orçun Sonat, Güzin Özipek, Selma Sonat, Ergun Özcan, Tülin Oral, Melih Laçinkaya, Zeki Seze, Production Company: Kıvanç Film.

Bizimkiler Hüdaverdi Pırtık, 1971, Director: Lale Oraloğlu, Producer: Gürdal Onur, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Mass Difala, Actors: Haldun Dormen, Önder Tekin, Ercan Yazgan, Can Dirim, Ihsan Yüce, Pekcan Koşar, Suna Pekuysal, Yüksel Gözen, Benan Öz, Öcal San, Mehmet Yıldırım, Teoman Aksoy, Production Company: Oraloğlu Film.

Death Dolls, 1972, Director: Lale Oraloğlu, Producer: Lale Oraloğlu, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Fevzi Eryılmaz, Actors: Yıldırım Gencer, Lale Oraloğlu, Orçun Sonat, Funda Ege, Maritza, Gülşen Gürsoy, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, Mümtaz Ener , Engin Köprücü, Niyazi Vanlı, Production Company: Oraloğlu Film.

Fast Hızır, 1972, Director: Lale Oraloğlu, Producer: Lale Oraloğlu, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Paşa Gündoğdu, Actors: Yılmaz Köksal, Sevinç Beijing, Fatma Belgen, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, İ. Hakkı Şen, Atilla Ergün, Maritza, Leyla Başar, Sema Semir, Ahmet Şenses, İbrahim Kurt, Production Company: Oraloğlu Film.

 

Producer Filmography

You were the One I Loved, 1955, Director: Agah Hün, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu (adapted from Andre Gide's novel "Pastoral Symphony"), Producer: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Turgut Ören, Actors: Lale Oraloğlu, Cahit Irgat, Sadri Alışık , Neriman Alışık, Mualla Kaynak, Ahmet Tarık Tekçe, Akın Oraloğlu, Production company: Alev Film. 

Fast Hızır, 1972, Director: Lale Oraloğlu, Producer: Lale Oraloğlu, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Paşa Gündoğdu, Actors: Yılmaz Köksal, Sevinç Beijing, Fatma Belgen, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, İ. Hakkı Şen, Atilla Ergün, Maritza, Leyla Başar, Sema Semir, Ahmet Şenses, İbrahim Kurt, Production Company: Oraloğlu Film.

Death Dolls, 1972, Director: Lale Oraloğlu, Producer: Lale Oraloğlu, Screenplay: Lale Oraloğlu, Director of photography: Fevzi Eryılmaz, Actors: Yıldırım Gencer, Lale Oraloğlu, Orçun Sonat, Funda Ege, Maritza, Gülşen Gürsoy, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, Mümtaz Ener , Engin Köprücü, Niyazi Vanlı, Production Company: Oraloğlu Film.

 

Awards: 

Under the Lilacs (1954)

2nd Turkish Films Festival (1954) “Most Successful Actress” (Lale Oraloğlu)

It Was You I Loved (1955)

3rd Turkish Films Festival (1955) “Most Successful Actress” (Lale Oraloğlu), “Most Successful Screenwriter” (Lale Oraloğlu)

Broken Bowls (1960)

2nd Izmir Turkish Film Festival (1961) “Best Supporting Actress” (Lale Oraloğlu)

 

Source

Evren, M. Burçak. (2014). 100 Years of Turkish Cinema. T.R. Culture and Tourism Ministry.

Özgüç, Agâh. (1994). Turkish Film Directors Dictionary. Istanbul: Afa Publications.

Öztürk, S. Ruken. (2004). The “Feminine” Face of Cinema: Female Directors in Turkey. Istanbul: Om Publishing House.