| Steaming | |
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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] |
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]
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.
- ^ "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.