The adventures of Snow White in Turkish cinema

Abstract

The adventures of Snow White in Turkish cinema Zeynep G ü ltekin Ak ç ay IntroductionTo track the footsteps of Disney cartoons in Turkish cinema is to gain insight into the global role of fairy tales introduced by the Brothers Grimm and led by Disney's Snow White and Seven Dwarfs (David Hand, 1937), their impact on cultural productivity and stylistic and ideological differences between how they are built. This chapter looks into the historical journey of Snow White in Turkish cinema, tackling adaptations of the fi lm to offer a discussion of transnational textual references and hybridity of style.