Steam: The Turkish Bath

Steam: The Turkish Bath

  • Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
  • Writer: Ferzan Ozpetek,Stefano Tummolini,Aldo Sambrell
  • Countries of origin: Italy, Turkey, Spain
  • Language: Italian, Turkish, French
  • Release date: November 25, 1998
  • Sound mix: Dolby
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Turkish Baths
  • "Hamam" is a feature film directed by Ferzan Özpetek, starring Alessandro Gassman , Francesca Aroya , and Muhammad Gensell . The film was released in Sweden on December 5, 1997.
    The film tells the story that when Francisco rushed to Turkey to deal with the bathroom left by his aunt, he met a man named Manmi. The two became in love with each other and Francisco's life changed because of this   .

    Details

    • Release date November 25, 1998
    • Filming locations Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies Sorpasso Film, Promete Film, Asbrell Productions

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $384,793

    Gross worldwide

    $384,793

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ladarius 2022-01-21 08:03:11

      The hometown of the soul is far away

      If you are lost in the direction of life, you might as well choose to travel far away. Maybe just inadvertently, you found the hometown of your soul.

      Everything has to start with "Harman".

      "Harman", in layman's terms, is a Turkish bath. At the same time of cleaning the body, relax the body and mind through high temperature and water bath. The traditional "Harman" is the iconic symbol of Turkish culture. The movie "Hammam" is developed around three outsiders looking for clues...

    • By Ashlynn 2022-01-21 08:03:11

      Tolerance and understanding

      I think this film was made very well. Although it was made in Italy in 1996, I think it is still impossible to make such a good film in China today. One is that Chinese films rarely have profound cultural connotations. Second, Chinese directors are not as open-minded as foreign directors. In domestic films, the homosexuality I see is always a supporting role, even the object of ridicule and discrimination. This is a morbid and immoral social psychology.
            I see the homosexual group...

    • By Verda 2022-01-21 08:03:11

      Steam life

      The original title of the movie "Hamam" means Turkish steam bath. Public baths, swimming pools and toilets are probably the places where gay men find themselves most often. Chinese and foreign movies abound. "The Turkish Bath" (also known as "The Paradise of Male Desires") deliberately creates a mysterious atmosphere. The protagonist came to a foreign land to inherit his inheritance. He unknowingly re-examined his life, and at the same time experienced the awakening of sexual consciousness, he...

    • By Isom 2022-01-21 08:03:11

      Wind / letter

      Sometimes I feel sad at sunset

      But suddenly there was a cold wind

      The melancholy disappeared again

      This is a strange wind

      very special

      It's very gentle

      It loves me deeply

      (The final monologue of the heroine)

      There are a few days in October that Istanbul will suddenly become dark and summer suddenly disappeared. This has never been a surprise to me. Perhaps it’s because since I came here, life is like a holiday, but autumn suddenly falls like...

    • By Lon 2022-01-21 08:03:11

      Retribution always comes faster

      The director was probably sleepwalking. At least halfway through, I thought it was a movie about saving the cultural heritage of mankind, and then I thought it was a movie about an aunt. Of course, this is more noble than a tourist movie, but two-thirds of the time, the wife appears. Only then did we know that this person is GAY and enjoys life in Turkey very much, so the wife is very frustrated and hurt. She has been cheating on her husband for two years and originally came to divorce (with a...

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    • By Cassandra 2023-03-17 10:01:06

      I want to show the traditional culture of Istanbul through the Turkish bath, but I don't know why the performance can be so amateur. The narration is extremely crude and blunt, filled with a lot of poetic fragments during the period, and finally it is a small god. Music saved this movie, how can it be so...

    • By Jeramy 2022-11-04 08:07:53

      Some movies with same-sex elements can easily lead the viewers to go astray after being crowned as same-sex...

    • By Friedrich 2022-09-26 14:10:44

      As long as you are beautiful, everywhere is your hammam. Is there circumcision and coffee divination or do you want to visit...

    • By Erich 2022-09-19 21:38:27

      I can't watch old...

    • By Melba 2022-04-24 07:01:23

      I thought it was a same-sex film that I was tricked into watching it, and I thought it was wonderful, but I couldn't say it was good. The budding of the hazy emotional transformation and the presentation of family affection is really delicate. What is certain is that the tattered street scene in the old city of Istanbul dragged the film after the movie....

    Movie plot

    Francisco ( Alessandro Gassman ) and his wife Marta ( Francisca Aroya ) have been married for many years, and they jointly run a design studio. With the passage of time, the original passion has gradually faded away, leaving only a pair of men and women who seem to be divorced, numbly maintaining the famous but dead marriage. One day, Francisco learned the news of his aunt's death, and he must rush to Istanbul to deal with the affairs...
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    It is obvious that the connection between Istanbul and the sensual awakening of people in the film "Hamam" has an artificial sense of design, but under the director of Ferzan Özpetek, it all seems to be very smooth, a director who grew up in both Turkish and Italian cultures Ferzan Özpetek has a keen insight into the physical details of the characters and the rhythm of the film. He is also good at suggesting the mystery of the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Perran: Go like water. Come back like water.

    • Oscar: Bygone times are always the best of times...