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Harem Suare
Harem Suare
	Film poster
Directed by	Ferzan Özpetek
Written by	Ferzan Özpetek; Gianni Romoli
Produced by	Abdullah Baykal
Starring	Marie Gillain; Alex Descas
Cinematography	Pasquale Mari
Edited by	Mauro Bonanni
Music by	Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi
Distributed by	Medusa Film
Release date	21 May 1999;
Running time	125 minutes
Countries	Turkey; Italy; France
Languages	Turkish; Italian; French
Budget	$4.1 million
Box office	$780,000

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

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

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

^ "Le Dernier harem (1999) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Harem Suare". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
^ Harem Suarè Archived 10 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine - "Sinossi" (in Italian), Access date: 14 June 2022
^ Nell'harem delle donne forti e colte, La Repubblica, Irene Bignardi, 23 maggio 1999 (in Italian)

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[1] "Le Dernier harem (1999) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[festival-cannes.com-2] "Festival de Cannes: Harem Suare". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

[3] Harem Suarè Archived 10 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine - "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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