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Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. His family belongs to the “medium class” and his mother is related to two pashas. When the moment came to choose the College, Özpetek, supported by his mother, went against his father who wanted him to study in America, and obtained to study in Rome. In 1976 he started studying History of the cinema at La Sapienza university. He accomplished his studies attending masters on Costume and Art History at Navona Academy, and training on direction techniques at Silvio D’Amico Academy of Dramatic Art. After experiencing the Living Theatre by Julian Beck, he approached the world of cinema starting to cooperate with Massimo Troisi, Maurizio Ponzi, Ricky Tognazzi, Sergio Citti, and Francesco Nuti as assistant director. He made his debut as a director with his film Il bagno turco (Hamam) in 1997, achieving a great critical and audience success. Two years later he made Harem Suare, a troubled love story set during the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

In 2001 he directed Le fate ignoranti, starring Margherita Buy and Stefano Accorsi, a bittersweet comedy telling about friendship and homosexuality. The film won numerous prizes, among them 3 golden Globes and 4 Silver Ribbons. In 2003 the film La finestra di fronte was released, starring famous actors such as Massimo Girotti at his last performance. The film received various prizes including 5 David di Donatello. In 2005, Barbora Bobul’ová won David di Donatello as best leading actress in Cuore sacro and in 2007 Saturno contro, marked the director’s wish to get back to talk about love and betrayals, receiving 4 Silver Ribbons.

The next year, Ozpetek took part in the 65th Venice International Film Festival with the film Un giorno perfetto, based on the homonymous novel by Melania Mazzucco, which had a great success among the public. In 2009 Mine vaganti, a comedy telling the adventures of a family from Lecce, was released. In 2012, Ozpetek was back to Rome to shoot the film Magnifica Presenza, where once again he dealed with the theme of diversity suspended between reality and imagination. After experiencing the theatre as a director with Aida and La Traviata, in 2013 he pub­lished his first autobiography Rosso Istambul, upon which the homonymous film, which he directed in 2017, is based. In 2014, he went back to Puglia to shoot his tenth film Allacciate le cinture and payed a tribute to Naples with the film Napoli velata. In 2019, La dea fortuna was released, an intense story set between Rome and Sicily.

Ozpetek lives in Rome, in Ostiense district that he has used as a set for his films several times.

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City center

Borgo Santo Spirito
Cuore sacro (2004)
Father Carras (Massimo Poggio) accompanies Irene (Barbora Bobul’ová) to a private audience with the bishop in a historic building. It is the Palazzo del Commendatore, whose large internalcourtyard is decorated with paintings. We are in Borgo, a few steps from Saint Peter’s Basilica.

Via Giulia
Un giorno perfetto (2008)
At number 66 is the elegant Palazzo Sacchetti. Here, the birthday party of Politician Fioravanti’s (Valerio Binasco) daughter takes place.

Piazza Farnese
Saturno contro (2007)
Lorenzo (Luca Argentero), together with Roberta (Ambra Angiolini) and a technician, is inaugurating a building while Davide (Pier Francesco Favino) observes them. Behind them you can see the church of Santa Brigida and one of the two fountains that decorate the square.

Teatro Valle
Magnifica presenza (2012)
In several flashback moments of the film you can see the inside of a theatre. This is Valle Theatre, the oldest modern theatre in Rome. It is also the set for the last sequence of the film when the company finally manages to stage its show.In diversi momenti di flashback del film si vede l’interno di un teatro. 

Piazza di Sant’Andrea della Valle
Un giorno perfetto (2008)
The apartment where the Politician Fioravanti (Valerio Binasco) lives is located on the top floor of the former INA building (National Insurance Institute). The spectacular view of the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle from the building’s loggia is shot in several scenes.

Via dei Bergamaschi
Saturno contro (2007)
In this street, in Rione Colonna, a few steps from Chigi and Montecitorio Palaces, there is the flower shop where Laura (Isabella Ferrari) works. 

Via del Corso
Saturno contro (2007)
One of the protagonists, Antonio (Stefano Accorsi), works in a bank in the city centre. You can recognize the large door adorned by columns at number 307.

Piazza di San Marcello
Saturno contro (2007)
Lorenzo (Luca Argentero) is talking on the phone with Angelica (Margherita Buy). Behind him is the church of San Marcello al Corso. 

Via di Monte Caprino
La finestra di fronte (2003)
During the Nazi-fascist occupation of Rome, Davide Veroli (Massimo Girotti) and his male lover, both juish and homosexual, leave secret messages and love letters near the monumental fountain in the small garden located on Campidoglio hill. The garden, overlooking the wonderful archaeological site Teatro di Marcello, is the set for several scenes, including the final scene when Giovanna (Mezzogiorno) turns to Davide in thought and remembers Lorenzo, both far from her life, now. 

Piazza Mattei
La finestra di fronte (2003)
Giovanna (Mezzogiorno) and Lorenzo (Raul Bova) sit at the table of a bar for a coffee. We are in Piazza Mattei, in Rome’s ancient Ghetto, where the iconic Turtle Fountain can be recognized. .

Monti

Testaccio and Trastevere

Ostiense

Monteverde

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