Facing Windows

Facing Windows

2003 · 106 min · IT · 7.0 (337 votes)
Dir. Ferzan Özpetek · Starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Raoul Bova, Massimo Girotti, Filippo Nigro, Serra Yılmaz, Maria Grazia Bon · Music Andrea Guerra

“Desire knows no bounds.”

DramaRomance

Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her.

VIBE

A quiet, contemplative film that gently explores the weight of memory and the unexpected solace found in human connection. It feels like a hushed conversation, full of unspoken emotions and the soft glow of introspection.

melancholicintrospectivetenderwistfulslow-burnarthouse dramacharacter studyEuropean cinemamemorycompassionregretlove
loveold manmemoryholocaust (shoah) survivorcompassionphotographic memory
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