Can people express the emotions they cannot put into words in other ways? In Marriage Is Beautiful, Alper Haliloğlu portrays Sezai, a man who, despite appearing controlled and distant on the outside, has created an entirely different world for himself through music. We spoke with Alper Haliloğlu about Sezai’s connection with music, the story behind the flower inherited from his family and its place in the series, and how his growing closeness with Nergis brings changes to his life.
Sezai is a character who never compromises on his principles in his professional life and struggles to express his emotions. However, music allows him to create an entirely different world for himself. What does his connection with music tell us about his inner world?
There is a gap between the way Sezai appears on the outside and what he experiences within himself. He knows how to express himself in his professional life, but he does not have the same ease when it comes to emotions. Music is a space where he can be freer. Through it, he can approach the things he struggles to put into words. This connection makes us feel just how intense an inner world lies beneath his calm and controlled exterior.
Sezai carefully looks after a flower inherited from his family, and his path crosses with that of a florist named Nergis. What significance do you think this encounter holds in his story?
The care Sezai shows towards the flower he inherited from his family tells us how deeply attached he is to his past and to the people he loves. I think it is a beautiful coincidence that, while trying to keep that flower alive, he encounters a florist named Nergis. The communication they initially establish through the flower makes closeness possible for someone like Sezai, who does not open up easily. Over time, this closeness turns into curiosity about each other, and Nergis begins to enter a world that Sezai has never opened up to anyone else.
Growing closer to Nergis changes the boundaries of the life Sezai is accustomed to. How do you think love can transform someone who is not used to showing their emotions?
I think love is something that can turn all of a person’s expectations upside down. For Sezai, this transformation begins with becoming a little more open about the feelings he experiences within himself. You may experience so much internally while showing absolutely nothing on the outside, but at some point, you need to take a step forward for a relationship to develop. Growing closer to Nergis gives him that courage. Considering his temperament, he begins taking some remarkably significant and courageous steps.
