# Arabesque (1989)

> A wildly escalating Turkish romantic parody turns doomed love, popular music, and melodramatic suffering into comic spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20280

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Drama
- Director: Ertem Eğilmez
- Cast: Müjde Ar, Şener Şen, Uğur Yücel, Üstün Asutay, Necati Bilgiç, Orhan Çağman, Doğu Erkan, Tarık Papuççuoğlu
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263065/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, sentimental, cult movie night, turkish cinema night

## Synopsis

A tragicomic tale of love and fate, where two souls are destined to be apart yet forever intertwined.

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