Movies by Ferzan Ozpetek
As a director:
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Loose Cannons (2009)
Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi …
Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek
This fiery comedy from director Ferzan Ozpetek finds young Tommaso about to reveal to his large, frenetic Italian family that he's gay. But he's beaten to the punch by his older…
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A Perfect Day (2008)
Cast: Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Nicole Grimaudo …
Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek
Bodyguard Antonio (Valerio Mastandrea) doesn't accept his wife's (Isabella Ferrari) decision to leave him, and he follows her throughout her day, hoping for reconciliation.…
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Saturn in Opposition (2007)
Cast: Stefano Accorsi, Margherita Buy, Pierfrancesco Favino …
Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek
While having dinner at the home of Lorenzo (Luca Argentero) and his lover, Davide (Pierfrancesco Favino), a close group of gay and straight friends reminisce about the past and take stock of…
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Facing Windows (2004)
Cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti, Raoul Bova …
Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek
Feeling overwhelmed and stuck in a dull marriage, Giovanna begins refocusing her attention (or repressing her emotions) by caring for the Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home one…
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His Secret Life (2001)
Cast: Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Serra Yilmaz …
Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek
While recovering from the shock of her husband's death, an Italian woman discovers that her husband had had a secret lover for the last 7 years. But she's even more surprised to…
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Harem (1999)
Cast: Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Lucia Bose …
Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek
Set in Istanbul in the early 1900s, Harem, the second installment in Ferzan Ozpetek's sensual trilogy, recounts the story of a member of the sultan's concubine, Safiye (Marie…
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Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
Cast: Alessandro Gassman, Francesca D' Aloja, Carlo Cecchi …
Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek
When Italian architect Francesco inherits a traditional Turkish bath in Istanbul, he leaves his wife in Rome and goes to sell the property. But Istanbul works its sensual magic, and once he…