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

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

Director:

Ferzan Ozpetek
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Facing Windows -- 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 ... Facing Windows -- 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 Serra Yilmaz ...
Eminè
Maria Grazia Bon Maria Grazia Bon ...
Sara
Massimo Poggio Massimo Poggio ...
Ivan Bacchi Ivan Bacchi ...
Simone
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chiara Andreis Chiara Andreis
Veronica Bruni Veronica Bruni ...
2ª Tintora
Olimpia Carlisi Olimpia Carlisi ...
Donna negozio
Ohame-Brancy Chibuzo Ohame-Brancy Chibuzo ...
Alessio (as Ohame Brancy Chibuzo)
Carlo Daniele Carlo Daniele ...
Marco
Rosaria De Cicco Rosaria De Cicco ...
Barista
Luciana De Falco 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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Plot Keywords:

Memory | Old Man | Holocaust Survivor | Marriage | Love  | See more »

Taglines:

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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Details

Country:

Italy | Turkey | Portugal | UK

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

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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)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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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 »