Portrait of Ferzan Özpetek

Directing

Ferzan Özpetek

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, with a break from 1984 to 1996, busiest in 2024 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Goddess of Fortune
The Goddess of Fortune
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ferzan Özpetek Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Italian Cinema 5
  • Found Family 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Emotional Drama 2
  • LGBTQ+ Themes 2
  • Turkish Cinema 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles · average score 66
Peccato
Peccato (2026)

TV show

For Better And For Worse
For Better And For Worse (2026)

Screenplay, Director

Diamonds
Diamonds (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ferzan

Istanbul Trilogy: Meze
Istanbul Trilogy: Meze (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Istanbul Trilogy: Music
Istanbul Trilogy: Music (2024)

Writer, Director

Istanbul Trilogy: Muhabbet
Istanbul Trilogy: Muhabbet (2024)

Writer, Director

Nuovo Olimpo
Nuovo Olimpo (2023)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

Buon compleanno Massimo
Buon compleanno Massimo (2023)

as Sé stesso

L'uomo che inventò il futuro
L'uomo che inventò il futuro (2021)

Director

2010s

8 titles · average score 64
The Goddess of Fortune
The Goddess of Fortune (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

Stranger in My Pocket
Stranger in My Pocket (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

Red Istanbul
Red Istanbul (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel, Idea

Naples in Veils
Naples in Veils (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

Fasten Your Seatbelts
Fasten Your Seatbelts (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

A Magnificent Haunting
A Magnificent Haunting (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Story

Aida
Aida (2012)

Stage Director

Loose Cannons
Loose Cannons (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Story

2000s

6 titles · average score 66
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble (2009)

Director

A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

Saturn in Opposition
Saturn in Opposition (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Idea

Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

Facing Windows
Facing Windows (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

His Secret Life
His Secret Life (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 59
Last Harem
Last Harem (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Story

Steam: The Turkish Bath
Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Idea

OcchioPinocchio
OcchioPinocchio (1994)
GoodWatch score 42

First Assistant Director

Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima
Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima (1994)

Assistant Director

The Pack
The Pack (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

Casting, First Assistant Director

Donne con le gonne
Donne con le gonne (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

First Assistant Director

Ultrà
Ultrà (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Assistant Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 62
Willy Signori e vengo da lontano
Willy Signori e vengo da lontano (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

First Assistant Director

Mortacci
Mortacci (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

First Assistant Director

The Man Who Didn't Want to Die
The Man Who Didn't Want to Die (1989)

Assistant Director

The Big Fox
The Big Fox (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

First Assistant Director

Us Real Men, We Hard Men
Us Real Men, We Hard Men (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

First Assistant Director

Maramao
Maramao (1987)

Assistant Director

The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri
The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

First Assistant Director

Son contento
Son contento (1983)

as Il madonnaro