Turkish Cinema Legend Ediz Hun Appears At 85: 'Yeşilçam Is Over'
Ediz Hun, one of the great leading men of Yeşilçam, Turkey's classic film industry, was photographed at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival alongside his wife Berna Hun. The 85-year-old actor came to the festival for Son Oyun (The Last Play), a documentary about his life. His graceful appearance drew attention, but so did one short sentence about Turkish cinema's past, reported by the Turkish daily Sabah.
Ediz Hun's career began with a magazine talent contest and made him one of Yeşilçam's most beloved stars.
Ediz Hun was studying dentistry in Germany when, on a summer break in Istanbul in 1963, he won first place in a contest organised by Ses magazine. He went on to star in classics such as Genç Kızlar, Çiçekler Açarken, Güllü and Aşk Mabudesi, and his on-screen chemistry with Hülya Koçyiğit made him unforgettable for a whole generation.
In the mid-1970s Ediz Hun stepped away from acting and moved to Norway, where he studied biology and environmental science in Oslo and Trondheim. Back in Turkey, he taught ecology at universities including Marmara University, and from 1991 to 1993 he worked as an adviser at the Ministry of Environment. In 2019 he also made his stage debut with the play On Kişiydiler.
The documentary Son Oyun brought Ediz Hun to Antalya.
Directed by Tunç Topçuoğlu, Son Oyun was part of the gala programme of the 63rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, held on 24–31 October. The film looks beyond Ediz Hun the actor, also portraying him as an ecologist and a collector. Alongside Berna Hun and Burak Hun, familiar Yeşilçam names such as Türkan Şoray, Ajda Pekkan and İzzet Günay talk about him in the film.
Born on 20 November 1940, Ediz Hun will turn 86 next month. He attended the festival with Berna Hun, his wife of more than half a century, and stood out with his energetic and elegant look.
Remembering the masters Turkish cinema has lost, Ediz Hun said: "Yeşilçam is over."
Ediz Hun's remarks at the festival also made headlines. Reflecting on Yeşilçam's past and where Turkish cinema stands today, he spoke about the many artists who devoted their lives to film and have passed away one after another, and did not hide how much he misses those days.
He summed up his feelings in three words, 'Yeşilçam is over', a bitter line that quickly made its way into Turkish celebrity news.
Source: Sabah
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