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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:CMES Film Screening: Dracula in Istanbul (1953)
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SUMMARY:CMES Film Screening: Dracula in Istanbul (1953)
DESCRIPTION:<drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="e66fb949-44c0-4ab2-adfe-feb442d50b68" data-align="left" alt="Movie Poster" data-view-mode="hwp_medium"></drupal-media><p>	<strong>The Center for Middle Eastern Studies</strong> presents a screening of</p><p>	<strong><em>Dracula in Istanbul/Drakula İstanbul'da</em> (1953</strong><strong>)</strong><br>Director: Mehmet Muhtar</p><p>	With a brief introduction by Prof <strong>Cemal Kafadar</strong>.</p><p>	A Turkish version of Bram Stoker's original novel <em>Dracula</em>. The screenplay was based on a 1928 novel by Ali Riza Seyfi called <em>Kazıklı Voyvoda</em> ("Impaler Voivode"), and is more or less a translation of Stoker's novel, but there is no Renfield character and Güzin, the "Mina" character, is a showgirl given to performing in revealing outfits. This is the fourth dracula movie ever and the first film in which the count is represented with fanged teeth. Drakula/Dracula is played by Atif Kaptan. Both the novel and the film make an explicit connection with the historical Vlad the Impaler, the Prince and three-time Voivode of Wallachia.</p><p>	<em>In Turkish with English subtitles.</em></p><p>	<strong>Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu">Liz Flanagan</a></p><p>	See also: <a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/research-region/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/research-field/film-visual-art">Film &amp; Visual Art</a>, <a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/eventseries/ad-hoc-or-co-sponsored">Ad Hoc or Co-Sponsored</a>, <a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/academic-year/2017-18">2017-18</a></p>
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