Steam: The Turkish Bath

1997 [ITALIAN]

Drama / Romance

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77% · 17 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 7838 7.8K

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Plot summary

Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Istanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam Turkish steam bath that she left him. He finds a love and warmth in his relatives' Istanbul home that is missing from his life in Italy.

Director

Ferzan Ozpetek Photo
Ferzan Ozpetek

Top cast

Ludovica Modugno Photo
Ludovica Modugno as Voice of Aunt Anita
Francesca d'Aloja Photo
Francesca d'Aloja as Marta
Alessandro Gassman Photo
Alessandro Gassman as Francesco
Mehmet Günsür Photo
Mehmet Günsür as Mehmet
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866.12 MB
1280*690
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
25 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 1
1.57 GB
1920*1036
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
25 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jcnsoflorida 7 / 10

Subtle and Compelling

Marketing this as gay-themed is sort of misleading. There is an important gay relationship in it, but it's handled in a subtle manner. The Turkish family is either tolerant or in denial, (probably both). Reminds me a little of the Italian film 'I Am Love', which also takes a dramatic turn near the end. Prior to that, though, the story moves rather slowly. The quality of the lighting and the DVD itself is not great. I hope someday it will be 're-digitized'. Anyway, the film is remarkable for portraying a quietly ambivalent acceptance of homosexuality in a culture that is non-western and cosmopolitan: Istanbul. And interestingly, it suggests that the quietly ambivalent acceptance has been going on for a very long time. (10/2012)
Reviewed by leandros 7 / 10

Turkish bath, hot and sensual

Istanbul has always been my favorite city. Not just because I live there. But I guess the reasons are best "felt" in this movie. Hamam, not only tells us what traditions originally are (not restricting rules, but guidelines to keep senses, the family and the body together), but also reminds us the mystique remains of a city, where nothing is considered wrong, where life just floats along the steam of the Hamam.Beautiful and sensual, Hamam is a soft and relaxing movie, like its title suggests.
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