Harem Suare
| Harem Suare | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ferzan Özpetek |
| Produced by | Abdullah Baykal |
| Written by |
Ferzan Özpetek Gianni Romoli |
| Starring |
Marie Gillain Alex Descas |
| Music by | Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Mari |
| Edited by | Mauro Bonanni |
| Distributed by | Medusa Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country |
Turkey Italy France |
| Language |
Turkish 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 her granddaughter the love that she has lived a long time ago: the beginning of 1900. 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 of the Sultan's harem, but she is in love with the young and beautiful Nadir, a eunuch of the personal guard of the sultan. The two young lovers together design a good future, but the war breaks out, and the girl is forced to escape from his country. Arrived in Italy, Saiye is forced to sell her beauty, performing on stage in operas, including those of Giacomo Puccini.
Cast
- Marie Gillain as Safiye
- Alex Descas as Nadir
- Lucia Bosé as Old Safiye
- Valeria Golino as Anita
- Malick Bowens as Midhat
- Christophe Aquillon as Sumbul
- Serra Yılmaz as Gulfidan
- Haluk Bilginer as Abdulhamit
- Pelin Batu as Cerkez Cariye
- Nilufer Acikalin as Selma (as Nilüfer Açikalin)
- Ayla Algan as Valide
- Meriç Benlioğlu
- Cansel Elcin as Journaliste
- Başak Köklükaya as Gulbahar
- Gaia Narcisi as Aliye
- Selda Özer as Guya
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=2867
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Harem Suare". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2009.