Ferzan Ozpetek
Film director and screenwriter born in 1959 in Istanbul. In 1976, he moved to Italy to study the film history. He also attended directing courses, after which he worked as an assistant to such artists as Lamberto Bava, Massimo Troisi and Maurizio Ponzi. His independent debut was 1997 film “Hamam,” which brought him over a dozen awards all around the world. “Harem Suare,” which he made two years later, was shown at the Cannes film festival. His 2003 film “Facing Windows” was a great success – not only did it win the Crystal Globe in Karlovy Vary, but also five awards of Italian film industry, among others. His later productions “Saturn in Opposition” and “Loose Cannons” confirmed his strong position among European cinema authors.
Films
- The Goddess of Fortune / Sekret bogini fortuny118'
The story of a relationship between two men, which Özpetek tells us, connects elements of a romantic comedy, social film and powerful drama. Annamaria, a lonely mother of two, has to stay in the hospital, and so she decides to give the custody over her children to her friends of many years – Arturo and Alessandro. They have been together for over fifteen years but their life now boils down to routine and arguments, and their deep feeling became history. When their relationship is inevitably coming to an end, fate unexpectedly gives the protagonists another chance. Their friend’s kins turn their lives upside down, and the situation is definitely not made easier by the children’s grandma – an egoistic and stuffy aristocrat, who also wants to play her part.
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