Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Massimo GirottiSimone / Davide Veroli
- Raoul BovaLorenzo
- Filippo NigroFilippo
- Giovanna MezzogiornoGiovanna
- Serra YılmazEminè
- Maria Grazia BonSara
- Massimo PoggioYoung Davide
- Ivan BacchiSimone
- Veronica BruniTintora
- Olimpia CarlisiDonna negozio stoffe
Recommendations
- 91
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Istanbul-born director Ferzan Ozpetek has outdone himself with this wise and ruminative mystery about memory, unfulfillment and yearning. - 63
New York Daily News
Ozpetek moves things along at a snail's pace and lays the sentiment down thickly. But it's a potent tale, wonderfully acted by Mezzogiorno and Massimo Girotti as the old man. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Blends history and mystery into an entertaining, if somewhat slight, romance. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Far from a simple, feel-good story of self-discovery, Facing Windows delivers a challenging examination of loneliness and human interaction. - 60
The New York Times
Despite its surreal touches and an improbable story that piles on the metaphors, the movie, which has a rich, honey-dripping score by Andrea Guerra, maintains a tone of refined heart-tugging realism. - 50
ReelViews
Probably best skipped - unless you have a penchant for shallow, "comfortable" foreign films that offer obvious messages and never attempt to challenge the viewer. - 50
New York Post
Gets off to a worthy start, but falls apart about halfway through. - 40
Variety
Only partially succeeds in interweaving questions of family loyalty with historical memory and the fate of Italian Jews in WW2.
