Facing Windows (2003)

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106 min - Drama | Romance - 18 June 2004 (USA)

7.4

Ratings: 7.4/10 from 5,715 users Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 48 user | 55 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com

Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for the 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 ...

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Giovanna Mezzogiorno	...	Giovanna
	Massimo Girotti	...	Simone / Davide Veroli
	Raoul Bova	...	Lorenzo
	Filippo Nigro	...	Filippo
	Serra Yilmaz	...	Eminè
	Maria Grazia Bon	...	Sara
	Massimo Poggio	...	Young Davide
	Ivan Bacchi	...	Simone
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Chiara Andreis
	Veronica Bruni	...	2ª Tintora
	Olimpia Carlisi	...	Donna negozio
	Ohame-Brancy Chibuzo	...	Alessio (as Ohame Brancy Chibuzo)
	Carlo Daniele	...	Marco
	Rosaria De Cicco	...	Barista
	Luciana De Falco	...	Marilena (as Lucianna De Falco)

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Storyline

Giovanna is a bookkeeper in a company which packs chickens. She is married to a man who has a precarious job. First she starts being curious about a young man who lives in the block opposite hers, and then she falls in love with him. The relationship between the two becomes much stronger when she starts to find out more about him from an old man who bursts into their lives. The old man, obsessed with the memories of some things that happened n the long past autumn of 1943, has lost his memory and finds refuge in Giovanna. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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Desire knows no bounds.

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality See all certifications »

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Sony Pictures Classics [United States] | Zootrope Films [France] | Add/edit official sites »

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Italy | Turkey | Portugal | UK

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

18 June 2004 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Facing Window See more »

Filming Locations:

Ponte Sisto, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€1,340,061 (Italy) (2 March 2003) (266 Screens)

Gross:

$541,682 (USA) (10 October 2004)

Company Credits

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R&C Produzioni, AFS Film, Clap Filmes See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min | USA: 102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Massimo Girotti died on 6 January 2003 and the movie is dedicated to his memory. Before he was cast, Ferzan Ozpetek had considered also Jean Rochefort and Serge Reggiani for his role. See more »

Soundtracks

"Ma che freddo fa"
Performed by Nada See more »

Facing Windows (2003)
La finestra di fronte (original title)

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