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1997, 94 minutes 35 mm, color; Turkish and Italian with English subtitles Directed by Ferzan Özpetek Written by Ferzan Özpetek and Stefano Tummolini Produced by Paolo Buzzi, Cengiz Ergun, Ozan Ergun, Marco Risi, Aldo Sambrell & Maurizio Tedesco Cinematography by Pasquale Mari Editing by Mauro Bonanni Music by Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi Featuring Alessandro Gassman, Francesca D’Aloja, Carlo Cecchi, Halil Ergün, Şerif Sezer, Mehmet Günsür & Başak Köklükaya HAMAM STEAM: THE TURKISH BATH 39
HAMAM /STEAM: THE TURKISH BATH The thin curtain of steam rising from the floor of a traditional Istanbul hamam (steam bath) provides an apt symbol for a film concerned with the permeable boundaries between nations, cultures and people. A Turkish director and longtime resident of Italy (frequently featured in The Film Society’s annual Open Roads: New Italian Cinema series), Ferzan Özpetek burst on the international scene with Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Bath). Francesco (Alessandro Gassman), a young Italian designer with a rocky marriage, discovers that an aunt whom he’d never met has left him property in Istanbul in her will. That property turns out to be a hamam, and although Francesco at first plans to sell it, the building, the city and a budding sexual attraction soon make him reconsider. Even in this, his debut feature, Özpetek shows his consummate skill directing actors: he gets an especially impressive performance from Alessandro Gassman (son of Vittorio) as Francesco, who in small, delicate ways shows us all the changes through which his character is living. FESTIVALS AND AWARDS 1999 GLAAD Media Awards (United States): Outstanding Film 1998 Ankara International Film Festival (Turkey): Best Supporting Actress (Şerif Sezer); Most Promising Actor (Mehmet Günsür); Most Promising Actress (Başak Köklükaya) 1998 Istanbul International Film Festival (Turkey): Best Director 1997 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (Turkey): Best Director; Best Film; Best Soundtrack 1997 Molodist International Film Festival (Ukraine): Best Film FERZAN ÖZPETEK Born in Istanbul in 1959, Özpetek made Italy his home when he moved to Rome in 1976 to study Film History at Sapienza University of Rome. He began his film career as an assistant director to Maurizio Ponzi. Özpetek made his directorial debut in 1997 with Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Bath), which was presented at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at Cannes in 1996, and became an international success. Özpetek’s films are often rooted in the tradition of the sophisticated melodramas of the Fifties, pivoting around seemingly ordinary and content people whose lives become unmoored—often by a sudden death—leading to the discovery of previously unacknowledged passions and possibilities. The filmmaker’s signature tracking camera stunningly unites disparate time periods (as in Facing Windows and Harem) and distant locales (Italy and Turkey), and creates a visual connection between Özpetek’s central characters and the extended families they discover, whether in close friendships (Saturn in Opposition), in communal living (His Secret Life), or in caring for those in need (Sacred Heart, Facing Windows). In 2007, the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, presented Özpetek with the De Sica award for his contribution to Italian cinema. In 2008 the Museum of Modern Art, in collaboration with Moon and Stars Project, dedicated a retrospective on him, screening all of his movies released until that date. FILMOGRAPHY 1997 Il Bagno Turco (Hamam) / Hamam / Steam: The Turkish Bath 1999 Harem Suaré 2001 Le Fate Ignoranti / Cahil Periler / The Ignorant Fairies 2002 La Finestra di Fronte / Karşı Pencere / Facing Windows 2005 Cuore Sacro/KutsalYürek / Sacred Heart 2007 Saturno Contro / Bir Ömür Yetmez / Saturn in Opposition 2008 Un Giorno Perfetto / Mükemmel Bir Gün/A Perfect Day 2010 Mine Vaganti / Serseri Mayınlar / Loose Cannons 2012 Magnifica Presenza HAMAM/STEAM: THE TURKISH BATH 40
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