
Ayoungwomanmoveswithherhusbandandsmallchildtoherhusband'sfamilyinIstanbul.Hersonbecomesillandthedoctortellsherthathewillsoondieifhedoesn'tgetanoperation.Thefamilyrefusestohelpherbecausetheycan'tseeanythingwrongwiththeboyandallmoneyisneededforanewshoptheyhavejustopened.Whenhersondiesshetakesadesperatestep.<br/> OmarLutfiAkad'sfilmdepictsthestrugglesofamigrantAnatolianfamilytoadapttoandsurviveintheverydifferentconditionsofurbanIstanbul.OmerLutfiAkad'sfilmBride(Gelin/1973/Turkey)takepicturesofwomanimmigratedtourbanareainyearsinwhichTurkeyfacedwithimportantsocialchanges.Thus,thefilmisimportantrepresentationofsocialchangesinmodernizationprocessesofthecountryanddifficultiesthatwomenfacedwith.<br/> In1970s,sincetherewasmigrationfromTurkeytoothercountriesandmigrationwithinTurkeyfromruraltourban,migrationhasbeenanimportantthemeinTurkishcinema.LutfiAkad'sfilm“Gelin”whichisselectedforthepresentstudyisamongthesetypesoffilms.<br/> MeryemmigratestoIstanbulwithherhusbandVeliandtheirsonOsman.TheystartedtolivewithVeli'sfamilyinaneighbourhoodofIstanbul.Meryem'sfatherinlawHaciIlyasisapatriarchalfamilyheadwhotriestoprotectfeudalstructureofthefamily.HaciIlyasinveststhefamily'sallmoneytoalittlegroceryintheneighbourhood.Theneighbourhoodtheyliveinisfullofimmigratedpeoplefromthedifferentregionsofcountry.<br/> Allfamilymembersstarttoworkforthegrocery.Groceryrunswellinashorttime.AtthatpointHaciIlyastakesanimportantdecisiontoopenabiggermarketinabetterandricherneighbourhoodandborrowsagreatamountofmoney.Thisenterpriseneedstoagreateffortofallfamilymemberswholiveinanenvironmentfullofignorance,stubbornnessandreligioussuperstitions.<br/> Meryem'ssonOsmangetssick.HaciIlyastriestocurethechildwithpraying.ButMeryemtakesthechildtoadoctorwiththehelpofafriendofherwhoworksinafactory.Shehidesthiseventfromthefamily.ShelearnsatthehospitalthatOsmanhadadangerousillnesswithhisheartandheneededanoperation.ButHaciIlyasneedsmoneyforthenewmarket.Veli'sbrother'swifegivesherjewelstospendforthemarket.MeryemdoesnotwanttogiveherjewelssinceshewantstosellthemandusethemoneyforOsman'soperation.ShetellsthatshehadtakenOsmantohospitalandlearnedthathehasaseriousillness.FamilymembersdonotconsiderOsman'sillnessimportantandtakeMeryem'sjewels.


