Facing Windows

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Facing Windows

R

2003

1h 46m

Romance

Drama

LGBTQ+

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86%

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5,000+ Ratings

An unhappily married woman (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) befriends an old man (Massimo Girotti) and spies on a handsome neighbor (Raoul Bova).

Critics Consensus

Polished and sensitively performed, Facing Windows is an unwieldy melodrama that is carried off with style even as its dueling storylines struggle to cohere into a satisfying whole.

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

08/24/2004

3/5

Blends romance, mystery and fantasy to beguiling, if slightly bewildering, effect.

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Richard Nilsen

Arizona Republic

08/12/2004

3.5/5

There are two stories in Facing Windows, one of them profound and deeply moving, the other pure soap opera.

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Marrit Ingman

Austin Chronicle

08/01/2004

2/5

Well-intentioned but overburdened.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

08/09/2024

4/5

Romantic and philosophical, Facing Windows is a...gentle film with touching personal stories playing out to give voice to some broader themes, such as the Holocaust survivors’ movement, and freedom of expression and belief.

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Felicia Feaster

Creative Loafing

01/29/2020

The film hangs on Mezzogiorno's captivating face, as if searching for direction, and it's there you can almost forget you're in the midst of a mediocre film.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

02/06/2013

B-

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05/07/2022

Don't Think I Saw What Others Found. If It Was American, There Woulda Been More Rom-Com & None Of The Foreboding, Ruminating & Brooding. The Temptress Woulda Also Got The Guy...But Alas Not To Be...Maybe Too, Not For Me. I Struggled To Stick With it.

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01/31/2015

I remember seeing preview for this someplace sometime. Little film combining WWII trauma, unhappy marriage, exiting stranger and cakes. Lots of cakes. Very very sweet.

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12/09/2013

This was a very very good movie and the music was beautiful. Let's start with an old man with a tattoo on his arm, his past and the woman he meets who becomes part of his future, and throw in forbidden love, you get a fantastic plot.

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12/05/2012

What a brilliant movie, Touching & mind-blowing, Simply superb with great perfs & a beautiful music score, Interesting portrayal of realistic characters, A movie that manages to be emotional without falling into trite sentimentalism, A movie I won't forget easily

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11/30/2012

Best Ozpetek movie I've ever seen

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04/08/2012

A bit slow at times but worth it. A beautiful story well told.

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Ferzan Ozpetek

Director

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Giovanna

Massimo Girotti

Davide Veroli

Raoul Bova

Lorenzo

Filippo Nigro

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Synopsis

An unhappily married woman (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) befriends an old man (Massimo Girotti) and spies on a handsome neighbor (Raoul Bova).

Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Producer: Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli
Screenwriter: Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Ozpetek
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: R&C Produzioni, AFS Film, Redwave Films, Eurimages, Clap Filmes
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 28, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $541.7K
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Surround