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Smiling Eyes

1977 · 97 min

A gentle, affectionate family comedy that ambles along with warmth, small heartbreaks and plenty of good-natured laughs.

Directed by
Ertem Eğilmez
Genres
Family, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Halit Akçatepe
Overview
A couple who dreamed of having a son had five daughters in a row. When girls reach the age of marriage, there are moments that make them laugh and sometimes make them sad.

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Directed by
Ertem Eğilmez
Genres
Family, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Halit Akçatepe
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • class
  • trauma
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
family, drama, comedy
Directed by
Ertem Eğilmez
Written by
Sadık Şendil
Starring
Münir Özkul, Adile Naşit, Halit Akçatepe, Müjde Ar, Itır Esen, Şener Şen, Ayşen Gruda, Mahmut Hekimoğlu
Cinematography
Hüseyin Özşahin
Runtime
97 min
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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