Movie

Gülüzar (1994)

• February 2, 1994

Overview

The physically demanding work of a cleaning lady is documented in slow motion, while an unsentimental voice-over describes the details of this hard, deprived life in short, dry sentences. Ayten paints a moving portrait of her mother from the respectful distance necessary to tell one's own story publicly. What is the appropriate autobiographical form for describing a life that consists of little more than work?

Director

Hatice Ayten