FILM DIRECTOR

Ferzan Özpetek

1959 - Today

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Ferzan Özpetek (Turkish: [ˈfæɾzan ˈœspetec], Italian: [ˈfɛrdzan ˈɔtspetek, - ˈøts-]; born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferzan Özpetek has received more than 318,883 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ferzan Özpetek is the 586th most popular film director (up from 851st in 2019), the 717th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 980th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ferzan Özpeteks by language

Over the past year Ferzan Özpetek has had the most page views in the with 308,958 views, followed by English (54,785), and Turkish (29,199). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Portuguese (250.39%), Spanish (140.46%), and French (112.11%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 586 out of 2,041. Before him are Carlo Lizzani, Ján Kadár, Juzo Itami, Jaco Van Dormael, Michael Powell, and Bernd Eichinger. After him are Fatih Akin, Asghar Farhadi, Norman Taurog, Norman McLaren, Nicolas Roeg, and Jerome Robbins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 135. Before him are Henry Czerny, R. A. Salvatore, Jonathan Franzen, Patrick Bruel, Adri van der Poel, and Hassan Diab. After him are Brian Thompson, Mark Williams, Vincent Lindon, Sigmar Gabriel, Roberto Moreno, and Ildefonso Falcones.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 717 out of 1,347. Before him are Eutropia (null), Nilus of Sinai (400), Adile Naşit (1930), Halil İnalcık (1916), Isaac Komnenos (1093), and Cerinthus (100). After him are Arctinus of Miletus (-800), Bergüzar Korel (1982), George of Antioch (1100), Basilina (300), Rufus of Ephesus (100), and Colotes (-320).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Türkiye

Among film directors born in Türkiye, Ferzan Özpetek ranks 5. Before him are Elia Kazan (1909), Yılmaz Güney (1937), Henri Verneuil (1920), and Nuri Bilge Ceylan (1959). After him are Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), Semih Kaplanoğlu (1963), Sırrı Süreyya Önder (1962), Yeşim Ustaoğlu (1960), Zeki Demirkubuz (1964), and Deniz Gamze Ergüven (1978).

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Filmography

His Secret Life
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When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele.
Mar 16o 20017.301 / 10
The Goddess of Fortune
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Alessandro and Arturo have been together for over 15 years and, despite the feeling they still have for each other, their relationship is now at crisis. When Alessandro’s best friend, out of the blue, asks them to take care of her two kids for a few days, something changes in their daily routine and love will drive them to a crazy and unexpected turn in their life.
Dec 19o 20197.141 / 10
Loose Cannons
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Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.
Feb 12o 20107.305 / 10