Hamam DVD 1997 Törökfürdő - Steam: The Turkish Bath / Directed by Ferzan Özpetek / Starring: Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi

UPC 5998285751760

MADE IN THE EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: Italian-Turkish 5.1, Hungarian 2.0

Subtitles: English, Hungarian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 96 MINUTES

English Summary:

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 Günsür) 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.

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.

Hungarian Summary:

Francesco a fiatal római értelmiségiek rohanó és sivár életét éli. Egy nap váratlanul hírt kap: Törökországban meghalt távoli rokona, s egy régi törökfürdőt hagyott rá. Kelletlenül odautazik, hogy minél gyorsabban túladjon az örökségén. Törökországi tartózkodása azonban egyre hosszabbra nyúlik, az övétől gyökeresen eltérő világ, s az ottani emberek mindjobban megbabonázzák. Elhatározza, hogy felújíttatja a fürdőt...

Cast / Szereplők:

• Alessandro Gassman as Francesco
• Francesca d'Aloja as Marta
• Carlo Cecchi as Oscar
• Halil Ergün as Osman
• Serif Sezer as Perran
• Mehmet Günsür as Mehmet
• Basak Köklükaya 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