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A Song to Long For

1953 · 91 min

A gentle, music-filled rise to fame that feels earnest and sentimental, with a warm romantic glow.

Directed by
Orhon Murat Arıburnu, Cahide Sonku
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Zeki Müren, Cahide Sonku, Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm
Overview
The story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.

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Directed by
Orhon Murat Arıburnu, Cahide Sonku
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Zeki Müren, Cahide Sonku, Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • music
  • love
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Orhon Murat Arıburnu, Cahide Sonku, Sami Ayanoğlu
Written by
Sadık Şendil
Starring
Zeki Müren, Cahide Sonku, Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm, Bedia Muvahhit, Hadi Hün, Abdurrahman Palay, Talat Artemel, Sami Ayanoğlu
Cinematography
Kriton İlyadis
Runtime
91 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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