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The Lonely Ones' Quay

1959 · 113 min

A moody black-and-white melodrama of tangled desire and shady dealings, carried by smoky atmosphere and doomed romantic longing.

Overview
A story of love and adventure between a currency trafficker, a hostess/B-girl, and a captain.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lütfi Akad
Written by
Attila İlhan, Lütfi Akad
Starring
Çolpan İlhan, Sadri Alışık, Turgut Özatay, Osman Alyanak, Melahat İçli, Sadettin Erbil, Kâmran Yüce, Kemal Edige
Runtime
113 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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