Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde

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Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde (Little Ayşe and the Magic Dwarfs in the Land of Dreams) is a 1971 film by Turkish film director Tunç Başaran, an uncredited and very close adaptation by Hamdi Değirmencioğlu of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.^[1] The film was produced by Özdemir Birsel for Hisar (Citadel) Film. It is one of nearly forty films featuring Zeynep Değirmencioğlu as Ayşecik, many of which, like this one, were uncredited adaptations of famous stories, for example, Sinderella Külkedisi (Cinderella) (Süreyya Duru, 1971), Hayat Sevince Güzel [literally, "Loving makes life beautiful"] (Pollyanna) (Temel Gürsu, 1971), and Pamuk Prenses ve 7 Cüceler (Snow White) (Ertem Göreç, 1970).

Plot summary

A little girl named Ayşecik lives with her parents on a farm, where they often feed the chickens or harvest crops. One day, however, there is a terrible tornado. She rushes back to the house because her dog is locked inside. But at that moment, strong winds blow the cottage off its foundation and into the sky. When the house lands, she opens the front door and peeks outside. Given a protective kiss and a pair of silver shoes by the Northern Sorceress and promised aid by seven munchkins, she sets out to find the Great

Zeynep Değirmencioğlu was 17 years old when she played Ayşecik, the same age as Judy Garland was when she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939), which this film is based on. In the book, Dorothy is said to be between the ages of 10-12.

The name of the leading character was changed from Dorothy to Ayşecik. This was to capitalize and cash in on Değirmencioğlu's status in Turkish pop culture with her signature and title role of Ayşecik in the Ayşecik film franchise. Throughout her career, Değirmencioğlu was often type cast in this girl next door mold and often played the character of Ayşecik in different prototypes.

Ayşe's dogs name is Boncuk (changed from Toto), which is a very common name for pets in Turkey. The name itself means "bead" in Turkish. Over the years, English speaking audiences misinterpreted his name as "Banju".^{[citation needed]}

See also

• The Wizard of Oz adaptations

References

• Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde at
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