Steam: The Turkish Bath (Hamam - Il Bagno Turco)
Asbrell Productions / Promete Film / Sorpasso Film / Strand Releasing (1997)
Drama, Foreign, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance
In Collection
#421
7*
Seen ItYes
(7/3/2016 Home)
816018010289
IMDB   6.8
94 mins Italy / Italian
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Carlo Cecchi Oscar
Alessandro Gassman Francesco
Serif Sezer Perran
Francesca d'Aloja Marta
Halil Ergün Osman
Mehmet Gunsur Mehmet
Basak Koklukaya Fusun
Alberto Molinari Paolo
Zozo Toledo Zozo
Ludovica Modugno Voice of Aunt Anita
Allessandro Gassman
Zerrin Arbaş
Necdet Mahfi Ayral
Burak Barakaci
Ilker Gurel
Murat Ilker
Dundar Kasapli
Alper Kul Italian
Banu Kunt
Didem Onar
Murat Sezer
Sahnaz Cakiralp
Director/Choreographer
Ferzan Ozpetek
Producer Marco Risi
Paolo Buzzi
Cengiz Ergun
Writer/Composer Ferzan Ozpetek
Stepano Tummolini
Stefano Tummolini
Aldo Sambrell
Cinematography Pasquale MARI


Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Instanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his realtives' Instanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.
Edition Details
Original Title Hamam - Il Bagno Turco
Distributor Raro Video USA
Release Date 2011
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks SUB [English]
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/22/2016
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon
Purchase Price $20.00
Condition New
Links + Review: NY Times
- Review: Roger Ebert
‡ Booklet: Steam: The Turkish Bath, included with DVD
Steam: The Turkish Bath at Core for Movies
TheMovieDb.org
IMDB

Features
Director's Commentary
Producer's Commentary
References
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Notes
This is a well crafted endearing film telling a simple truth: that one can find happiness of place, community, mission, and personal friendship -- while there is a gay theme, it does not dominate the drama -- a film well worth seeing.