Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz
Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz ( Turkish for "Hürmüz with the seven husbands" ) is a musical comedy written in 1963 by the Turkish author Sadık Şendil with elements of Orta Oyunu and Vaudeville .
action
The piece is set in the Ottoman Empire at the end of the 19th century . The attractive, young and clever Hürmüz lives in the Fatiher district of Taşkasap and has economic difficulties. In order to earn a living, she therefore marries - without any legal obligation - six naive men who finance her and pursue various professions ( barber , crook , captain , night watchman , soldier and wool comb ). Hürmüz masters the balancing act between her husbands by assigning each individual a certain day of the week on which she receives him for a visit. One day when she falls in love with the doctor she sees in one of her husbands barber shops, she pretends to be ill. The doctor who has been summoned is successfully charmed by her and falls for her. After overcoming all obstacles, the two finally marry.
Film adaptations
Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz was first filmed in 1963 by director Yılmaz Atadeniz with Suna Pekuysal in the lead role. Eight years later, in 1971, the second film adaptation followed. Under the direction of Atıf Yılmaz , Türkan Şoray took on the role of Hürmüz. In 1980 a TV series was created with Ayten Gökçer as Hürmüz. The film comedy entitled 7 Kocalı Hürmüz (in German-speaking countries: 7 husbands for Hürmüz ) was released in 2009. Hürmüz was played by the actress Nurgül Yeşilçay , directed by Ezel Akay .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arzu Dedeoğlu: Türk Sineması'nın "Hürmüz" leri ( Memento of 28 November 2009 at the Internet Archive ). In: Milliyet Sinema . Milliyet , accessed January 8, 2010 (Turkish).