Steaming (1985)

Director:

Joseph Losey

Writers:

Robin Bextor (additional narrative), Nell Dunn (play),

Stars:

Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Nancy
Sarah Miles	...	Sarah
Diana Dors	...	Violet
Patti Love	...	Josie
Brenda Bruce	...	Mrs. Meadows
Felicity Dean	...	Dawn Meadows
Sally Sagoe	...	Celia
Anna Tzelniker	...	Mrs. Goldstein

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | female full frontal nudity | all female cast | independent film | based on play

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Taglines:

A film about self-discovery and triumph based on the popular play.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1985 (Australia)

Also Known As:

A Sauna

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

World Film Services

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film as DOP for Christopher Challis.

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Soundtracks

"Steaming"
Music by Richard Harvey
Lyrics by Robin Bextor (as Robin Ellis-Bextor)
Performed by Stephanie De Sykes

User Reviews

Very Subtly Erotic

While this is not a real great piece of film making, I found it to be erotic in a very subtle sort of way. First, the whole concept of a movie about 40ish and 50ish women hanging out (in more ways than one) at spa is very exciting to me. Then add the fact that we have established actresses like Sarah Miles and Vanessa Redgrave spending a lot of time lying around in towels and less and you have a very erotic film in my opinion. I really hated to see it end. If you find this concept much more sexy that overt sexuality, then you might want to check out this film. It's hard to find, though. I found it in a small independent video store in 1987 and haven't come across it since.