The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri

Ahahaha I just binged Ersan Kuneri, but couldn't get enough. :D Thankfully we will continue to learn what he has in his portfolio in 2. Season. It's interesting to see Turks who do everything with their kids trying to make adult movies and series.

I come accross too many negative reviews on social media regarding the adult language used in Ersan Kuneri. Who cares. It's barely a tvMA but most people from conservative and religious background find this sitcom inappropriate which is actually a great hint for the level of freedom of thought and freedom of speech in a westernized Muslim society.

Ersan is one-of-a-kind so far. Lovely, charming, vibrant, glowing and most importantly a hysterically funny production. More like a mockumentory. A former, good-natured but unfortunate porn star is trying to make regular movies and gain respect and acceptance among his colleagues. Just like all of us. Gives a lot of clues on highly conservative Turkish culture, understanding, world view, background, history, relationships, etc.

Evidently Turks has still a brutal censor both in their minds and in rules and regulations. You gotta watch Ersan first if you are planning to go to Turkey guys and gals!

The characters that went from color to color colored my mood and thoughts. It got me excited. I laughed a lot. I am said. The generic closing music always gave me happiness. Why I don't know, it affected me a lot. Thank you to those who contributed to this successful production. I have a request; I would like to see Cengiz Bozkurt in the next episodes.

Cem YILMAZ is one of the most controversial writer, actor or comedian in Turkey because of his history which is full of laughter of the audience. When it comes to movies almost everyone gets disappointed because of this history. Everybody expects to LoL indefinitely during the movies or any kind of show that he takes part or produces. However I found the series really funny as well as the neat and diligent work behind the scenes. The team is amazing. There are lots of veiled jokes you may discover and in my opinion these are pieces of art.

If you are not after a typical show this is it. You need to read between the lines, the dialogues, the cliche's that are refereneced all through the show. The acting is great so are the costumes. The dreams to do better in life of people from an unfortunate industry in the 80s are reflected so well. These people from the porn industry are depicted like cartoon characters based on perceptions of the society in general. It feels like the characters are not based on real actors but the fictional porn film characters we see on the screen which makes this series a satire and a good example of absurd comedy.

It is a period film made in 1981 and 1982, when Turkish cinema produced very little. In terms of arts and crafts, this series is a very successful production indeed. I consider Cem Yilmaz a very successful craftsman in terms of cinema. Reflecting the spirit of the period, the selection of costumes and accessories, the scenes are at a level that can be called magnificent. In the art part, casting and actor performances, team drama reflected with a single camera angle are really successful. In addition, I think the most striking story is that the character of Alev is an actress on the way that "I want to have a movie where my face is visible". Have a nice watch.