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User Rating:
6.0/10   959 votes
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Director:
Ferzan Ozpetek
Writers:
Ferzan Ozpetek (story) &
Gianni Romoli (story)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 May 1999 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Plot:
As the Ottoman Empire comes to an end, an old servant spins a tale to keep the women in the Sultan's harem distracted... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Very deep and fulfilling more (7 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Marie Gillain ... Safiye
Alex Descas ... Nadir
Lucia Bosé ... Old Safiye

Valeria Golino ... Anita

Malick Bowens ... Midhat
Christophe Aquillon ... Sumbul
Serra Yilmaz ... Gulfidan

Haluk Bilginer ... Abdulhamit
Pelin Batu ... Cerkez Cariye
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nilufer Acikalin ... Selma (as Nilüfer Açikalin)
Ayla Algan ... Valide
Meriç Benlioglu

Cansel Elcin ... Journaliste
Basak Köklükaya ... Gulbahar
Gaia Narcisi ... Aliye
Selda Özer ... Guya
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Harem suaré (Italy) (USA) (DVD box title)
Le dernier harem (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
125 min | France:110 min | Japan:106 min | Netherlands:110 min | Argentina:112 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | USA:107 min (DVD)
Country:
Italy | France | Turkey
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
R&C Produzioni more

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20 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Very deep and fulfilling, 7 August 2003
Author: arthur-72 from Salt Lake City, Utah

If you are looking for this movie fulfill some of you "Hollywood" desires and expectations as to what a Harem is you will be sorely disappointed. Unlike what a previous reviewer said it is full of sumptuous and colorful costumes. The dull color that the reviewer notes comes from the low key lighting that is accurately used to portray the setting and story. It is lighting that is very appropriate for the tale. This is a tale of one woman's experience in the last Harem of the Ottoman Empire. It is full of relationships between both the occupants of the Harem, and those without. A previous reviewer asks how a eunuch can have sexual relations. Castration serves to make it so that the person cannot reproduce. It does nothing to the need for love or desire, which is what one of the characters in the movie shows. And if the previous reviewer had paid attention the character in question did not use his crippled organ to perform for the member of the Harem. If you are simply looking for titillation, then it would be good for you to look elsewhere. If you are looking for a good story which well thought out and rich background then you should enjoy this one!

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