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'''''The Favorite''''' (also titled '''''Intimate Power''''') is a 1989 Swiss-American drama film based on the unsubstantiated story of [[Aimée du Buc de Rivéry]] that takes place at the dawn of the 19th century. It is the final film of director [[Jack Smight]].
'''''The Favorite''''' (also titled '''''Intimate Power''''') is a 1989 Swiss-American historical drama film based on the unsubstantiated story of [[Aimée du Buc de Rivéry]] that takes place at the dawn of the 19th century. It was the final film of director [[Jack Smight]].


==Premise==
==Premise==
A young French woman named Aimee is kidnapped and forced into a [[sultan]]'s [[harem]] in [[Turkey]]. Fiercely independent, she resists, but must make choices in order to survive. She begins to influence the sultan toward more fair manners of solving his conflicts, but finds herself at odds with another of his wives, who wants her son Mustafa to become the new sultan. As the years pass, she must deal with the new sultan's advances while protecting her adopted son Mahmud, and helping the [[Ottoman Empire]] against the Russians who have better weapons than they do.
A young French woman named Aimee is kidnapped and forced into a Sultan's [[harem]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Fiercely independent, she resists, but must make choices in order to survive. She begins to influence the Sultan toward more fair manners of solving his conflicts, but finds herself at odds with another one of his wives, who wants her son [[Mustafa IV|Mustafa]] to become the new sultan. As the years pass, she must deal with the new Sultan's advances while protecting her adopted son Mahmud, and helping the Ottoman Empire against [[Russian Empire|Russia]] during the [[Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)|Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792]].


The source for the story is a novel by [[Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark]] titled ''Sultana - La Nuit du Serail''.
The source for the story is a novel by [[Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark]] titled ''Sultana - La Nuit du Serail''.
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*[[Reuven Bar-Yotam]] as Algerian Captain
*[[Farouk Peker]] as Baktar
*[[Farouk Peker]] as Baktar
*[[John Kennedy Hayden]] as Chief Janissary
*[[John Kennedy Hayden]] as Chief [[Janissary]]
*[[Mike Johnson (actor)|Mike Johnson]] as [[First Mate]]
*[[Mike Johnson (actor)|Mike Johnson]] as [[First Mate]]
*Thomas Rosales Jr. as [[Third Mate]]
*Thomas Rosales Jr. as [[Third Mate]]
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*Production Company: Ascona Films, Inc.
*Production Company: Ascona Films, Inc.


The film was shot in Turkey. Smight says half way through the production the producer Georges-Alain Vuille, ran out of money so a company run by Steve Friedman took over the film. Smith finished the film "and in my estimation, it turned out better than expected, but once again 'into oblivion'."<ref name="medium">{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@lajp/this-is-the-story-of-director-jack-smights-life-in-entertainment-written-by-himself-2e735a65f837|first=JP|last=Myers|title=This is the story of Director Jack Smight's life in entertainment written by himself|date=March 8, 2018|website=Medium}}</ref>
The film was shot in Turkey. Halfway through the production, original producer Georges-Alain Vuille ran out of money and Steve Friedman's company completed production. Smight finished the film, stating "it turned out better than expected, but once again 'into oblivion'."<ref name="medium">{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@lajp/this-is-the-story-of-director-jack-smights-life-in-entertainment-written-by-himself-2e735a65f837|first=JP|last=Myers|title=This is the story of Director Jack Smight's life in entertainment written by himself|date=March 8, 2018|website=Medium}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:17, 4 October 2024

The Favorite (Intimate Power)
Directed byJack Smight
Written byPrince Michael of Greece (novel)
Larry Yust (screenplay)
Produced byGeorges-Alain Vuille
Ascona Films Inc.
StarringF. Murray Abraham
Maud Adams
Francesco Quinn
Amber O'Shea
CinematographyGiorgio Tonti
Howard Wexler
Edited byDennis Virkler
Devon Heffley Curry, adr supervisor
Music byWilliam Goldstein
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 9 August 1989 (1989-08-09) (France)
Running time
104 min.
CountriesUnited States
Switzerland
LanguageEnglish

The Favorite (also titled Intimate Power) is a 1989 Swiss-American historical drama film based on the unsubstantiated story of Aimée du Buc de Rivéry that takes place at the dawn of the 19th century. It was the final film of director Jack Smight.

Premise

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A young French woman named Aimee is kidnapped and forced into a Sultan's harem in the Ottoman Empire. Fiercely independent, she resists, but must make choices in order to survive. She begins to influence the Sultan toward more fair manners of solving his conflicts, but finds herself at odds with another one of his wives, who wants her son Mustafa to become the new sultan. As the years pass, she must deal with the new Sultan's advances while protecting her adopted son Mahmud, and helping the Ottoman Empire against Russia during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792.

The source for the story is a novel by Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark titled Sultana - La Nuit du Serail.

Cast

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Production

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  • Director: Jack Smight
  • Production Company: Ascona Films, Inc.

The film was shot in Turkey. Halfway through the production, original producer Georges-Alain Vuille ran out of money and Steve Friedman's company completed production. Smight finished the film, stating "it turned out better than expected, but once again 'into oblivion'."[1]

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Myers, JP (March 8, 2018). "This is the story of Director Jack Smight's life in entertainment written by himself". Medium.
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