Cover Page
The handle http://hdl.handle.net/1887/135945 holds various files of this Leiden University
dissertation.
Author: Luxembourgeus, T.T.E.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
A Transboundary Cinema 9
Trilogy of Im/migration 11
Chapter I:
A Metamorphosis: From Commercial Movie Star
to Independent Auteur 19
A Life with Surprising Turns 20
Independent Cinema 26
Yeşilçam Era Independent Filmmaking Attempts 34
Okan as Auteur 37
Chapter II:
The Bus: A Film on the Road 51
An Unwelcome Debut 53
A Turkish Road Movie 57
The American Road Movie 60
On the European Roads 63
An Unorthodox Road Movie 65
A Road Movie with Social Concerns 71 An Endorsement or A Critique?
Heteronormativity and Homophobia in The Bus 78
Chapter III:
A “Bastard Film” 98
A Saturday Observation 99
A Comedy In-Between 102
Inspirations from the Czechoslovak New Wave 117
A Carnivalesque Film 126
Funny Saturday and the National Cinemas of
Switzerland and France 129
Beyond Film Translation 132
Saturday Saturday and the National Cinema of
Turkey 134
Differences between Funny Saturday and Saturday Saturday, and Their Significance 139 Chapter IV:
A Journey Back Home 153
A Journey Away from a Journey:
From Paper to Screen 157
The Road Film Genre in Turkey after The Bus
and Reception of The Yellow Mercedes 165
Road to Abroad 168
The Class Question in Turkey’s Popular Cinema 182 A Non-British Kitchen-sink Film on the Road 184
A Stranded Mercedes 189
Conclusion 198
Bibliography 212
