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Last Harem

1999 · 125 min

A lush, mournful costume drama that drifts between memory and loss, beautiful and suffocating, with longing pressed against a dying world.

Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Malick Bowens
Overview
On the eve of the fall of the Ottoman Empire: in the harem of Sultan Abdulhamit II, the odalisque of Italian origin Safiyè dreams of becoming the sultan's first mistress. To achieve her goal, the girl, aided by the eunuch Nadir, is even willing to kill. But when her dream is finally about to come true, her entire world suddenly collapses: the sultan is exiled, the harem is closed, and the odalisques and eunuchs are abandoned to their fate.

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Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Malick Bowens
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • power
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
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Written by
Ferzan Özpetek, Gianni Romoli
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
Turkey, Italy, France
Languages
French, Italian, Turkish

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