Sometimes the strongest feelings blossom through small encounters and connections that develop over time. In Marriage Is Beautiful, Cansu Savcı portrays Nergis, a woman who holds on to hope and preserves her capacity to love despite the losses she has experienced. We spoke with Cansu Savcı about the similarities between Nergis and the flower she is named after, her growing closeness with Sezai, and the importance of trust, understanding and family ties in love.
The daffodil is a delicate-looking flower, yet it is remarkably resilient. What similarities do you see between the Nergis you portray and the flower she is named after?
I can say that Nergis embodies all the characteristics of the flower she is named after. Even after losing one of the people she values most in life (her mother), she continues to look at life with hope. She is someone who is full of love, understands everyone and supports those around her. I think this is the best indication of her resilience and strength.
Which aspects of the character have affected you the most?
There are many things about Nergis that have affected me. If I had to choose what stands out the most, it would be the way she does everything with love. She knows how to love so well. Despite the difficulties she has experienced or witnessed in life, she always manages to remain hopeful and look at life positively.
Nergis is a gentle character who lives in a peaceful world surrounded by flowers. Meeting Sezai awakens a new excitement within her. What do you think love changes in Nergis’s inner world?
For Nergis, love means a place where she is understood and can understand the other person, where endless love and respect exist together. This is what she has seen from her mother and father. As she gets to know Sezai and feels understood by him, their relationship gradually develops along these lines, becoming something peaceful and secure for her. I could say that Nergis, who approaches and observes everything with such care, also begins to hear the sounds of colours.
Rather than grand romantic gestures, the couple’s story focuses on small encounters and a closeness that develops over time. Do you think it is possible to fall in love with someone without even realising it?
I don’t think so. You are aware of certain things within yourself, but as human beings, we sometimes fear admitting them to ourselves and confronting our own feelings. We may not be able to put them into words, but deep down, we actually know what those feelings are. For Nergis, this process unfolds stitch by stitch. She listens to herself and weighs up her emotional situation with Sezai.
Beyond love and respect, one of the things I admire most about Nergis is her ability to approach things rationally as well. Her family, upbringing, traditions and customs are truly very important to her. I think she will be able to express certain things openly once she becomes convinced that Sezai is someone her family would approve of.
