Steaming is a British drama film directed by Joseph Losey, released in 1985, the year after his death. The last film that Losey directed, it was adapted by Nell Dunn and Patricia Losey from Dunn's play of the same name. The film was screened out of competition at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The story is about the women who meet regularly in a Russian-style Steam bath and decide to fight its closure. The cast was headed by Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles and Diana Dors. It was the last film appearance by Dors, who died in 1984.[4]
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| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Written by | Nell Dunn (adapted from the play STEAMING by) |
| Screenplay by | Patricia Losey |
| Produced by | Paul Mills |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | Richard Harvey |
Production company | World Film Services |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1,417,000[2] |
The film has no overall plot and is a series of conversations between the women involved. The unifying issue is the announcement that the baths are to be closed to build a leisure centre.
Plot
editThree female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.
Cast
edit- Vanessa Redgrave as Nancy
- Sarah Miles as Sarah
- Diana Dors as Violet
- Patti Love as Josie
- Brenda Bruce as Mrs. Meadows
- Felicity Dean as Dawn
- Sally Sagoe as Celia
- Anna Tzelniker as Mrs. Goldstein
References
edit- ^ "Steaming (1985)". BBFC. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 460.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Steaming". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
Further reading
edit- Canby, Vincent (28 September 1985). "Film Festival; 'Steaming', directed by Joseph Losey". The New York Times. - Excerpts of this were repeated in: "FILM: LOSEY'S 'STEAMING'" (August 29, 1986)
- Kehr, David. "Steaming". The Chicago Reader.
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