Fantastic Harem
AVRO, Stichting Buro Interakt, documentary by Liesbeth Hagen.
To western eyes, the harem of the Ottoman Sultans has always been portrayed as a place of boundless sensuality. But what is this image based on and what do we really know about life in the harem? In this documentary, the eroticism of the harem as depicted in western art is contrasted with the reality of harem life in bygone Constantinople.
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