Atıf Yılmaz

Directing·Dec 9, 1925·Turkey

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Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki (9 December 1925 – 5 May 2006) was a renowned Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote 53 screenplays and produced 28 movies since 1951. He was active in most every period of the Turkish film industry. After finishing high school in Mersin, he attended the Law School of Istanbul University. Because of his interest in arts, he dropped out of Law School and entered the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. After graduating from the Academy, he did some painting works in workshops. His education in painting helped him when he was directing his movies, as he once remarked. In the beginning, he worked as a film critic, made paintings and wrote film scripts to earn a living. After co-directing two movies as an assistant director to Semih Evin in 1950, his directing career began with the film Kanli Feryat (The Bloody Cry). In 1960, he established his film company "Yerli Film" with the actor Orhan Günsiray. The most important movies in his filmography were: Hickirik (The Sob), Alageyik (The Fallow Deer), Suclu (The Guilty One), Seni Kaybedersem (If I Lose You), Yaban Gülü (The Wild Rose), Kesanli Ali Destani (Kesanli Ali's Epic), Tacsiz Kral (The Crownless King), Topragin Kani (Blood of the Earth), Olum Tarlasi (Death Field), Utanc (The Shame), Zavallilar (The Poor People), Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalim (My Girl with the Red Scarf), Baskin (The Raid), Adak (The Sacrifice), Bir Yudum Sevgi (A Sip of Love), Adi Vasfiye (Her Name is Vasfiye), Berdel, Düs Gezginleri (Walking After Midnight), Eylül Firtinasi (After the Fall) and Mine. He made movies that were both fluent and had mainly social messages. Most of the themes of his movies were taboo when they were produced. Particularly "Mine" and "Her Name is Vasfiye" were both revolutionary at the time of their release with themes regarding sexuality and the reaction of society. He never gave up making movies throughout his life and even in the time when the industry stopped filmmaking due to economic reasons. Atif Yilmaz played an important role in the professional career of notable Turkish film directors like Halit Refig, Yilmaz Güney, Serif Gören, Zeki Ökten and Ali Özgentürk. During the Antalya Film Festival in September 2005, he was admitted to hospital with gastro-intestinal complaints. He died on 5 May 2006 in Istanbul.

Film	Credit
Borrowed Bride2005 · Director	Director
After the Fall1999 · Director	Director
Nihavend Mucize1997 · Director	Director
Loves with Gravity: Turkish Sweets1996 · Director	Director
Loves with Gravity1996 · Director	Director
YYılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris1995 · Actor	Actor
The Night, Angel and Our Children1994 · Director	Director
Walking After Midnight1992 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bekle Dedim Gölgeye1991 · Director	Director
Berdel1990 · Director	Director
A Dead Sea1989 · Director	Director
The Woman Has No Name1988 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Devil, My Friend1988 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
My Dreams, My Love, and You1987 · Director	Director
Aaahh Belinda1986 · Director	Director
The Windmill1986 · Director	Director
How to Save Asiye1986 · Director	Director
Vasfiye Is Her Name1985 · Director	Director
A Lonely Woman1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Desperate Road1985 · Producer	Producer
Blind Man's Bluff1985 · Producer	Producer
A Sip of Love1984 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Unmade Bed1984 · Director	Director
I Love You1983 · Director	Director
Sugar Pie Lady1983 · Director	Director
Mill Horse1982 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Lake1982 · Producer	Producer
Mine1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Deli Kan1981 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
The Sacrifice1980 · Director	Director
Talihli Amele1980 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
What Happens Now?1979 · Director	Director
The Little Sparrow1979 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Man Who Strikes Gold1978 · Director	Director
Feyzo, The Polite One1978 · Director	Director
The Girl with the Red Scarf1977 · Director	Director
The Raid1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Yangın1977 · Director	Director
İbo and Güllüşah1977 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Bitter Memories1977 · Director	Director
Hasip and Nasip1976 · Director	Director
Mağlup Edilemeyenler1976 · Director	Director
Baş Belası1976 · Director	Director
Tuzak1976 · Director	Director
Çapkın Hırsız1975 · Director	Director
The Poor1975 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Deli Yusuf1975 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
İşte Hayat1975 · Director	Director