Director and
producer. Born in 14 October 1944, İskeçe/Greece.
He started his education in İskeçe. When he won the scholarship in 1956; he
moved to Turkey and studied at Istanbul Erkek High School. His movies are
generally characterized by the quick editing that was the influence of his
position as editor.
He worked as
assistant director for the first time in Mehmet Aslan’s “Hakanların
Savaşı” in 1968. After he became professional in the
sector in time; he worked with famous directors like Remzi Jöntürk, Atıf
Yılmaz, Yılmaz Güney, Natuk Baytan and Osman Seden. In 1974, due to Yılmaz Güney’s
arrest on the first days of the shootings; he assumed the directorship of the
movie, Endişe. He won “The Best
Director Award” in 12th Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival with
his debut. Winning the Golden Palm in Cannes Film Festival for “Yol” of which script was written by the
famous Turkish director Yılmaz Güney; he achieved great success.
As one of
the most productive directors of the Turkish cinema, Gören took place in small
roles in his own movies. He generally made movies with the understanding of social reality and he also made
blockbusters and documentaries. He focused on the city life and the
relationship of the human and nature in his movies.
MAIN AWARDS: “The Best Director Award”, 12th Antalya Altın
Portakal Film Festival, 1975; “The Third Best Movie”, 20th Antalya
Altın Portakal Film Festival, 1982; “The Second Best Movie”, 20th Antalya
Altın Portakal Film Festival, 1983; Sinema Yazarları, 1984; “Critics’ Award”,
France, 1983; “Achievement in Cinema Award”, Turkish Ministry of Culture, 1986;
“The Second Best Movie”, 23rd Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival,
1986; Turkish Ministry of Culture, 1994; “Lifelong Honorary Award”, 36th
Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festival,
1999.
WORKS:
MOVIES: Piyade Osman (1970), Endişe (1974), Köprü (1975), İki Arkadaş
(1976), Taksi Şoförü (1976), Deprem (1976), İstasyon (1977), Nehir (1977),
Derviş Bey (1978), Evlidir Ne Yapsa Yeridir (1978), Gelincik (1978), Derdim Dünyadan Büyük (1978), Almanya
Acı Vatan (1979), Aşkı Ben Mi
Yarattım (1979), Kır Gönlünün
Zincirini (1980), Feryada Gücüm Yok
(1981), Herhangi Bir Kadın (1981), Yol (1981), Tomruk (1982), Alişan
(1982), Güneşin Tutulduğu Gün (1983),
Derman (1983), Firar (1984), Gizli Duygular
(1984), Güneş Doğarken (1984), Kan (1985), Kurbağalar (1985), Yılanların
Öcü (1985), Sen Türkülerini Söyle
(1986), Umut Sokağı (1986), Âdem İle Havva (1986) Beyoğlu'nun Arka Sokakları (1986), Katırcılar (1987), On Kadın (1987), Sen De
Yüreğinde Sevgiye Yer Aç (1987), Polizei
(1988), Abuk Sabuk Bir Film
(1990), Fanatik (1990), Amerikalı (1993), Bana Babamı Anlat (2000), Kırık
Ayna (2002), Serseri Âşıklar
(2003).
DOCUMENTARIES: Kırmızı Yeşil,
Patates soğan, Kimlik.
