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Hamam (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Hamam' (, also known as 'Steam: The Turkish Bath')[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654858/ IMDB: Ferzan zpetek] is a 1997 Italian-Turkish-Spanish film directed by Ferzan zpetek about the powerful transformations certain places can cause in people.[http://www.sover.net/~ozus/hamam.htm "A love affair with a city rather than with one another" by Dennis Schwartz]
Synopsis
Francesco (Alessandro Gassman) and Marta (Francesca d'Aloja) are an uptight Italian couple running a small design firm. Their marriage, once the most important thing to both, has lost all meaning. Francesco loses interest in Marta, prompting her to start an affair with their business partner.
Francesco's aunt Anita, the black sheep of the family, dies in Istanbul, where Francesco goes to try to sell the property he has inherited as quickly as possible.
The family who had managed the property under Anita's supervision and direction welcomes him with hospitality, but they are concerned about what the future holds for them. Their young son Mehmet (Mehmet Gnsr) is particularly eager to show their handsome guest around.
When Francesco discovers the property includes a derelict 'hamam', a Turkish bath, he instead decides to restore the 'hamam' and reopen it to the public. During the restoration, he starts a relationship with Mehmet.Steam-Scene
Meanwhile, Marta arrives in Istanbul to get a speedy divorce from Francesco, but she is taken aback when she realizes how much Francesco has changed from his old self: both the 'hamam' and Mehmet's unconditional affection were just what he needed, giving him back a purpose in life. Marta falls in love with him again, causing Rome and the divorce to lose importance for her.
Francesco's unwillingness to sell the property makes him enemies, some of whom ultimately murder him.
Marta decides to stay in Istanbul and run the 'hamam', the final scene suggesting she has turned into a second Anita.
Cast
* Alessandro Gassman as Francesco
* Francesca d'Aloja as Marta
* Carlo Cecchi as Oscar
* Halil Ergn as Osman
* Serif Sezer as Perran
* Mehmet Gnsr as Mehmet
* Basak Kklkaya as Fusun
* Alberto Molinari as Paolo
* Zozo Toledo as Zozo
* Ludovica Modugno as Voice of Aunt Anita (voice)
Other cast members; Zerrin Arbas, Necdet Mahfi Ayral, Murat Ilker and Alper Kul
References
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