Ferzan Özpetek (born 1959) is a Turkish-born Italian film director and screenwriter known for intimate, character-driven films that often explore love, identity and LGBTQ themes.

Naturalized Italian; active since the late 1990s; MoMA presented a retrospective of his work in 2008. Frequently works with ensemble casts and recurring collaborators (reviews note Serra Yilmaz among recurring performers).

DeBaser reviews present Ferzan Ozpetek as a director of intimate, character-driven films. Critics praise atmosphere, performances and costume work. Common criticisms point to predictability, melodramatic turns and uneven plots.

For:Fans of Italian auteur cinema, viewers interested in LGBTQ-themed and character-driven dramas.

 Ferzan Ozpetek's latest film, titled "Nuovo Olimpo" and available on the Netflix platform since last November 1st, takes us back to the days when movie theaters were genuine places of gathering and socialization.

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 Ozpetek doesn’t disappoint: love, disappointment, hope, Humanity. We are Us.

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 This, combined with the love for women that permeates every frame of the film, saves Ozpetek's entire work, whose sensitivity towards the female universe is unparalleled in our film industry.

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