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Superior to Love (Aşktan da Üstün)

Superior to Love (Aşktan da Üstün) (translated)

Movie · 1960 · 15 people

Set in the years of the National Struggle, the black-and-white Turkish film Aşktan da Üstün ("Superior to Love"), made in 1960, is a historical drama that blends romance, duty and betrayal. Osman F. Seden wrote, produced and directed it for Kemal Film, and it runs about 109 minutes.

At its centre is Major Kemal, played by Ayhan Işık, who has been ordered to pass himself off as a sultan loyalist while he searches for whoever informed on his side. Perihan (Serpil Gül), whose father was killed and who now lives under his protection, is the only person who knows his secret. Kemal loves Nilüfer (Peri Han), a pasha's daughter, but she is a nationalist too and loves his brother, and she has been told to eliminate Kemal. She cannot bring herself to carry out the order, and in the end everyone's true allegiance comes to light.

Ahmet Mekin plays Captain Nazmi and Atıf Kaptan plays Hilmi Pasha, with Nubar Terziyan, Hulusi Kentmen, Behzat Balkaya, Leman Akçatepe and Orhan Aykanat also in the cast. Kriton İlyadis handled the cinematography, and Ali Siyavuş and Zafer Davutoğlu the editing. In keeping with the practice of the time, Ayhan Işık was dubbed by Hayri Esen.

DirectorOsman Fahir Seden
Production companyKemal Film

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Ayhan Işık Film actor · died at 50 Major Kemal Ahmet Mekin Ahmet Mekin Actor · 94 years old Captain Nazmi Peri Han Atıf Kaptan Behzat Balkaya Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen Actor · died at 82 Fahrettin Bey Nubar Terziyan Actor · died at 84 İsmail Hakkı İlhan Hemşeri Serpil Gül Talat Güryuva Ali Seyhan Haydar Karaer Orhan Aykanat Leman Akçatepe Actor · 1918 – 1992 Hayriye Selahattin İçsel

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Duty clashing with love in a story set during the National Struggle is a theme that suits Yeşilçam perfectly, and this film puts it right in its title. Ayhan Işık as a major hiding his identity fits the period's idea of a hero exactly. Following the custom of the time, his voice is dubbed by Hayri Esen, which may strike today's viewers as odd, but for an ear raised on the classics it is part of the film's texture. With a moral centre that places love of country even above love, it remains a period drama worth watching with respect.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

The set-up is genuinely good: a major posing as a sultan loyalist hunts for an informer, while the woman he loves has been ordered to eliminate him. That is pure spy-thriller material. The problem is that the film shares those stakes with a love triangle, and as the knots of brother, love and loyalty take over, the tension risks scattering. Expect emotional drama more than action.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film tells the National Struggle less through the front than through hidden identities and inner divisions: the line between sultan loyalists and nationalists runs through the same circles, even through a pasha's daughter. It is an interesting way of bringing the period's divisions into personal relationships. The women's roles stand out too: Nilüfer is not just the woman who is loved but a nationalist with a mission of her own. Still, a plot that revolves around an informer, a secret identity and a love triangle suggests the historical background serves mostly as scenery.

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