Facing Window (2003) (original) (raw)
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Original title
La finestra di fronte (Facing Windows)
Year
2003
Running time
106 min.
Country
Italy
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Italy-United Kingdom-Turkey-Portugal;
Genre
Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Family Relationships. Friendship. Melodrama
Synopsis
Giovanna starts to care for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. Trapped in a decaying marriage, she begins to reflect on her life, and suddenly begins to take note of a man who lives across from her. Ferzan Ozpetek's carefully constructed Facing Window looks at how troublesome, seemingly random incidents in the present can have unexpected links to the past – and to memories of events that have been suppressed and almost forgotten. Combining elements of mystery, love story and historical rumination, Facing Window is about finding and fulfilling one's destiny.
Awards
2003: European Film Awards: Nominated for Audience Award Actress (Mezzogiorno)
2003: Karlovy Vary Internacional Film Festival: Best Film, Director & Actress (Mezzogiorno)
2002: David di Donatello Awards: 4 Awards, including Best Film. 11 Nominations
2004: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Spotlight Award.
Critics' reviews
- "Structurally, it's ambitious, but emotionally the movie never quite connects."
- "It's a potent tale, wonderfully acted by Mezzogiorno and Massimo Girotti as the old man."
- "Poignant and carefully observed."
- "Blends history and mystery into an entertaining, if slight, romance."
- "Blends romance, mystery and fantasy to beguiling, if slightly bewildering, effect"
- "Fluidly directed, superbly acted, boasting a story that wraps itself snugly around big emotional issues but stops just short of sentimentality."
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