Harem Suare
Film poster
Directed byFerzan Özpetek
Written byFerzan Özpetek
Gianni Romoli
Produced byAbdullah Baykal
StarringMarie Gillain
Alex Descas
CinematographyPasquale Mari
Edited byMauro Bonanni
Music byPivio and Aldo De Scalzi
Distributed byMedusa Film
Release date
  • 21 May 1999 (1999-05-21)
Running time
125 minutes
CountriesTurkey
Italy
France
LanguagesTurkish
Italian
French
Budget$4.1 million
Box office$780,000[1]

Harem Suare is a 1999 Turkish drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot

The old Safiye is telling a young woman the life that she lived during the early 1900s.[3] The beautiful young Safiye is the favorite of the sultan, a man tormented by the crisis of the monarchy and the displacement of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey. Safiye is the most beautiful girl in the Sultan's harem, but she is in love with the young Nadir, a eunuch of the personal guard of the sultan.[4] The two young lovers together plan a future, but the war breaks out, and the girl is forced to escape from her country. After arriving in Italy, Safiye is forced to trade on her beauty, performing on stage in theatre.

Cast

Bibliography

  • Harem Suare - "Synopsis", Festival-Cannes, Access date: 14 June 2022
  • Harem Suare - "Un affresco complesso e inusuale, imperniato sul crollo dell'Impero Ottomano", Marco Chiani (in Italian), Access date: 14 June 2022

References

  1. "Le Dernier harem (1999) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Harem Suare". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  3. Harem Suarè - "Sinossi" (in Italian), Access date: 14 June 2022
  4. Nell'harem delle donne forti e colte, La Repubblica, Irene Bignardi, 23 maggio 1999 (in Italian)
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