For the series in Turkey has a special relationship. Local filmmakers never tried to keep up with their Western counterparts, have always chosen their own themes, often referring to history or literature. "Goldcrest - singing bird", filmed in 1986, one of the projects, based on a novel by the famous Turkish author managed to join Nuri Gyuntekin.

The proud daughter of the nation

"Goldcrest - bird singing," tells the story of Feride (Aydan Sener), lost his parents early. The girl was sent to a boarding school education in Istanbul, and she spends holidays with his aunt, where he meets with his cousin Kamran (Kenan Kala). Friendship Feride and Kamran develops into love. Young people are planning a wedding, but eve to Feride stranger comes and tells the story of the novel, her lover in Europe when he was in the service of the Turkish Embassy.

Feride feels betrayed, she leaves his home and goes in search of work. She arranged a schoolteacher, to somehow feed themselves. One girl meets an orphan Muniz (Mine Chayyroglu) feels in her soul mate and adopts the girl. Feride committed to taking care of people, it is often faced with lack of understanding and contempt for their views and aspirations for freedom, but she does not give up, showing a real fighter for the rights of those who can not defend himself.

A screen adaptation of melodrama

The series "Goldcrest - bird singing" - is the second film adaptation of the novel by Turkish classical Gyuntekin Nouri managed to join. Recycle the book, turning it into a multi-part script succeeded brilliantly. It is this adaptation of Gyuntekin considered the best, not just a coincidence, but a combination of the talents of people who have made the show.

Seden Osman directed the project, known both in Turkey and abroad. By the time work on the "Goldcrest - singing bird" behind him it was already fifty filmed. Aydan Sener, who plays Feride, another component of the success of the series: the young and not very experienced at the time of filming, the actress was able to show the depth of the character of the heroine and her inner wisdom.

Osman Seden put in work on the show, not only the talent of the director, but the experience of the writer. It is thanks to his efforts, a famous story so organically fit into the format of seven series, which was considered virtually impossible before he began his work. A screen adaptation permeated with love to the source, Seden cherishes creativity Gyuntekin, he inspired the author's interpretation of the characters, adding only the details that help to better understand what the characters are going through, how they relate to what is happening on the screen. In these parts there is falsehood, they consistently create an atmosphere of expectation revival of faith and hope for the best, that Gyuntekin only outlines.

And yet the love

"Goldcrest - singing bird" in essence is a classic melodrama. The novel can be called Turkish "Jane Eyre" adjusted for the fact that oriental character is still different from the prim England and so the narrative here and there breaks the spirit of struggle and contradiction, and not a ghost hurt pride.

If the British Jane Eyre obedient and quite predictable, its Turkish counterpart becomes the personification of the struggle for women's rights and equality. Feride image filled with ideas and a new character to the story, educated, independent, good. It is not just the oppression of women, it is able to protect those who, in her opinion, needs help and support.

At the same time, the revolutionary spirit of Feride fades when she marries her beloved man. All the way she passes the test only to appease their pride and return to his home and marry a man who she believed had betrayed her.

"Goldcrest - bird singing" ends as a real melodrama. The main character falls asleep pursuit of a contradiction, it is resigned to the fact that it was designed in from the beginning of life: marriage, family, children. Despite this turn of events, the series is considered one of the best of its kind, he is beloved in Turkey, it has been translated into other languages ​​and shown in many countries. "Goldcrest - singing bird" can be viewed as a family, as a quality adaptation of the classic novel, perfectly styled and shot with the utmost solicitude to the historicity and credibility.

Anna Chizh

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