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7.0/10   2,492 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ferzan Ozpetek (story)
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Release Date:
25 November 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
What he inherited was a sexual awakening...
Plot:
Francesco and Marta are husband and wife running a small design company in Rome. When Francesco's long forgotten Aunt Anita dies in Istanbul... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 2 nominations more
User Reviews:
Knowing how not to say too much more (39 total)

Cast

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Alessandro Gassman ... Francesco
Francesca d'Aloja ... Marta
Carlo Cecchi ... Oscar
Halil Ergün ... Osman
Serif Sezer ... Perran

Mehmet Günsür ... Mehmet
Basak Köklükaya ... Fusun
Alberto Molinari ... Paolo
Zozo Toledo ... Zozo
Ludovica Modugno ... Voice of Aunt Anita (voice)
Zerrin Arbas
Necdet Mahfi Ayral
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murat Ilker
Alper Kul ... Italian
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hamam: The Turkish Bath (UK)
Hamam: el baño turco (Spain)
Il bagno turco (Italy)
Steam: The Turkish Bath (USA)
The Turkish Bath: Hamam
The Turkish Baths (USA)
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Runtime:
94 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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10 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Knowing how not to say too much, 3 August 2001
Author: Segoy from Utrecht, The Netherlands

So let's restrict ourselves to the most beautiful shot. The closing scene, I think. Here we find yet another of the main characters we have started to know throughout the story, being sucked into the gentle, demanding, chaotic, smoky, colourful and slow whirlpool that is this movie's Istanbul. An antique cigarette holder, a loved-one's sweater, and a calm, steady gaze over the Bosphorus. Representative, in its way, for the entire film. Understatement at its finest.

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Brokeback mountain: Turkish-Italian style jerry4444
Why does the wife write to mehmet at the end? fatjonb
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Not sure I understand the end...(SPOILER) steven1148
What is the sequel to this movie? slooo1
The hamam scene *spoiler alert* jerry4444
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