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Love, Bitter
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Wikipedia article
'Love, Bitter' is a 2009 Turkish drama film co-produced and directed by A. Taner Elhan, about a literature professor caught in a dangerous love quadrangle. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was screened in competition at the 29th International Istanbul Film Festival.
Production
The film was shot in 30 days beginning on at the Film Soka Studios and on location in Eskiehir and Istanbul, Turkey.
Plot
Orhan, who works as a literature professor at a university in Eskisehir (a city in Central Anatolia), unexpectedly ends his relationship with Aye whom he was planning to marry, and comes to Istanbul where he meets Oya. After living possibly the happiest days of his life with Oya, who is a photographer, Orhan finds himself in the midst of a challenging love triangle as a result of the horrible things they encounter the first days of their marriage. Meanwhile, his new student Seda, pulls Orhan towards a point of no return. Tough days are ahead for Orhan whose life is turned upside down, torn between three women.
Release
General release
The film opened on general release in 74 screens across Turkey on at number six in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$220,273.Festival screenings
* 29th International Istanbul Film Festival (April 318, 2010)Reception
Box office
The film was in the Turkish box office charts for eight weeks and has made a total gross of US$778,966.Reviews
Emrah Gler, writing in 'Hrriyet Daily News', describes the film as, "similar to last weeks release of novelist-cum-filmmaker Tuna Kiremiti's 'Adn Sen Koy' (You Name It)", and states that, "this film portrays another love triangle of the upper-middle class and is set in Eskiehir." He concludes that, "the trailer promises lame a dialog ", and he recommends the film to, "those who get a kick out of cardboard characters and far-from-subtle clich romances as found in a recent avalanche of Turkish TV series."References
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