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Steam: The Turkish Bath streaming

Original title: Hamam

1997 Movie Türkiye, Spain, Italy Drama, Romance 94 min Ages 11+

By: Ferzan Özpetek With: Alessandro Gassmann, Carlo Cecchi, Francesca d'Aloja, Şerif Sezer, Francesca D'Aloja

Francesco and Marta are husband and wife running a small design company in Rome. When Francesco's long forgotten Aunt Anita dies in Istanbul, he travels there to look after the sale of the hamam (one of a few traditional Turkish baths left) he inherited. There he meets the family running the hamam, gets attracted to a member of it and the whole Turkish atmosphere and decides not to sell the hamam..

Filmium rating

68%

Festival Achievements

Berlin International Film Festival 1998

Selections:

Cinema Italia 1998

Mood

Melancholic

Reflective

Romantic

Transformative

Cast & Crew

Ferzan Özpetek

Aldo Sambrell

Stefano Tummolini

Francesca d'Aloja

Halil Ergün

Mehmet Günsür

Alessandro Gassmann

Şerif Sezer

Carlo Cecchi

Başak Köklükaya

Alessandro Gassman

Budget

Art-House

Independent Film

Low-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Emotive

Intimate

Intimate Framing

Naturalistic Lighting

Slow-Paced

Vibrant

Film Movements

Art-House

European Cinema

Narrative Structure

Character-Driven

Nonlinear

Symbolic

Pace

Deliberate

Meditative

Moderate

Reflective

Slow-Paced

Runtime

Art-House Length

Meditative Pace

Soundtrack

Ambient Music

Subtle Score

Turkish Motifs

Style

Cinematic

Cultural

Dramatic

Realistic

Visual Storytelling

Time-Period

1990S

Contemporary

Modern

Central Conflict

Inheritance Dispute

Marital Breakdown

Personal Renewal

Characters

Aunt Anita

Francesco

Marta

Mehmet

Ending

Ambiguous

Hopeful

Transformative

Historical Context

Contemporary 1990S

Urban Turkey

Key Plot Points

Love Rekindled

Murder

Restoring Hamam

Plot

Cultural Clash

Cultural Identity

Personal Transformation

Relationship Dynamics

Romantic Rekindling

Transformation

Setting

Cultural Contrast

Family Property

Istanbul

Turkish Bath

Shooting Location

Istanbul

Turkey

Theme

Cultural Identity

Love

Love And Renewal

Personal Transformation

Genre

Art-House

Cultural Exploration

Drama

Romance

Audiences

Adults

Art-House Enthusiasts

Cultural Enthusiasts

Relationship Seekers

Romantic Drama

Titles

Hamam

Steam: The Turkish Bath

Reception

Cultural Acclaim

Film Festivals

Positive Reception

Production Countries

Italy

Spain

Turkey

Release Year

1997

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