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Facing Windows

2003 · 106 min

A slow, tender drama that intertwines quiet marital strain with a poignant Holocaust memory, leaving a lingering sense of longing and compassion.

Directed by: Ferzan Özpetek
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Raoul Bova, Massimo Girotti

Tagline: Desire knows no bounds.
Overview: 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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Directed by: Ferzan Özpetek
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Raoul Bova, Massimo Girotti

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
memory
identity
family
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Ferzan Özpetek
Written by: Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Özpetek
Starring: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Raoul Bova, Massimo Girotti, Filippo Nigro, Serra Yılmaz, Maria Grazia Bon, Benedetta Gargari, Carlo Daniele
Music: Andrea Guerra
Cinematography: Gian Filippo Corticelli
Runtime: 106 min
Country: United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Portugal
Languages: Italian

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