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Steaming (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Steaming' is a British film directed by Joseph Losey, released in 1985, the year after his death. The last film that Losey directed, it was adapted from Nell Dunn's play of the same name by Dunn and Patricia Losey. The film was screened out of competition at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. The story is about the women who meet regularly in a steam room and decide to fight its closure. The cast was headed by Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors and Brenda Bruce. It was the last film appearance by Dors, who died in 1984.
The film has no overall plot and simply acts as a series of conversations between various pairs of ladies.
The unifying issue is the point where it is announced that the baths are to close to build a leisure centre.
Cast
* Vanessa Redgrave - Nancy
* Sarah Miles - Sarah
* Diana Dors - Violet
* Patti Love - Josie
* Brenda Bruce - Mrs. Meadows
* Felicity Dean - Dawn Meadows
* Sally Sagoe - Celia
* Anna Tzelniker - Mrs. Goldstein
References
Further reading
* - Excerpts of this were repeated in: "[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/29/movies/film-losey-s-steaming.html FILM: LOSEY'S 'STEAMING']" (August 29, 1986)
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