Billed as a fresh take on one of the most famous and powerful women in Ottoman imperial history, ‘Mahpeyker’ hopes to provide a multidimensional portrait of Kösem Sultan, but in the end it simply reinforces her image as the power-crazy queen mother. Sadly, Tarkan Özel’s film fails to depict how a naïve young girl became the empire’s leading power.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Mahpeyker - A Life of Kosem
Friday, September 17, 2010
Film: Mahpeyker
Kösem Sultan, one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history, is now the subject of a feature film, ‘Mahpeyker.’ Screenwriter Avni Özgürel says past depictions of Kösem Sultan as a despot were false, adding that his film shows her in a better light. Most importantly, he says, ‘Mahpeyker’ recounts the empire’s history through women, rather than men.
The life of Kösem Sultan, one of the most powerful women in Ottoman history, is set for cinemas in a feature film, “Mahpeyker,” that revolutionizes portrayals of imperial history, according to the movie’s screenwriter.
The Ottoman Empire has always been told through men but it was now time to tell its story through a woman, said screenwriter Avni Özgürel.
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