Born in Ankara in 1944 and dying in Istanbul in 2005, Ömer Kavur was an intellectual film-maker of the Turkish new cinema, whose films were mood-driven, literate and visually precise, often adapting modern Turkish novels and exploring loneliness, memory and identity. He began with Yatık Emine (1974), and Yusuf ile Kenan (1979) later won a Golden Orange. Kırık Bir Aşk Hikayesi (1981) and Gece Yolculuğu (1987) were followed by Anayurt Oteli (1987), the story of a lonely hotelkeeper, based on Yusuf Atılgan's novel, which is his best known film. Gece Yolculuğu and Akrebin Yolculuğu (1997) were shown at Cannes in Un Certain Regard.
Filmography
- Yusuf ile Kenan (1979)
- Kırık Bir Aşk Hikayesi (1981)
- Körebe (1985)
- Amansız Yol (1985)
- Gece Yolculuğu (1987)
- Anayurt Oteli (1987)
- Gizli Yüz (1991)
- Akrebin Yolculuğu (1997)
- Karşılaşma (2007)