Harem
by Ferzan Ozpetek
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Actor: Alex Descas, Lucia Bosé, Malick Bowens, Marie Gillain, Valeria GolinoDirector: Ferzan Ozpetek
Writer: Ferzan Ozpetek
Producer: Abdullah Baykal
Producer: Gianni Romoli
Writer: Gianni Romoli
Producer: Jean-Luc Ormières
Producer: Régine Konckier
Producer: Tilde Corsi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Turkish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Strand Releasing
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DVD Review: promises unfufilled
Summary: 2 Stars
The setup of the movie sounds great. Lush historical drama set in the final days of the Ottoman Empire. Innovative way of story telling, a bit like the magical realism of novels. The story of Safiye is told by 2 voices: 1)by her maid servant to other royal concubines in the harem square as if it's a legend. 2)by herself as an old woman to an young woman whom she met at a train station in Italy. This seems to me hints that Safiye's story isn't that unique afterall. She's just the latest heroin living thru the life of a harem concubine.
While the story has great promises, it's very badly executed. The pace is ultra slow. Yes, this is not an action movie. It's just the movie often feels stalled. Dialogue seems forced. Poison? that's pretty lame as palace intrigue, isn't it? Romance with an eunuch? Wow, how surprising. Like there's any other man around... Turkish bath scenes seem to drag on and on. After a while, it doesn't serve any dramatic purpose except pandering to those after some exoticism. Worst of all is that acting is not convincing at all.
Bottom line: 1 star for the storyline and 1 more for the costume.
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