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Facing Windows

Play trailer Poster for Facing Windows R Released Feb 28, 2003 1h 46m Romance Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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An unhappily married woman (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) befriends an old man (Massimo Girotti) and spies on a handsome neighbor (Raoul Bova).
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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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Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Sep 4, 2004 Full Review Neil Smith BBC.com Blends romance, mystery and fantasy to beguiling, if slightly bewildering, effect. Rated: 3/5 Aug 24, 2004 Full Review Richard Nilsen Arizona Republic There are two stories in Facing Windows, one of them profound and deeply moving, the other pure soap opera. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 12, 2004 Full Review Diana Tuova Spotlight on Film 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. Rated: 4/5 Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing 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. Jan 29, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B- Feb 6, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Best Ozpetek movie I've ever seen Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit slow at times but worth it. A beautiful story well told. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Screenwriter
Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Ozpetek
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Redwave Films
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
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