Facing Windows

"Desire knows no bounds."

2003 1h 46m IT

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7.0

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63%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★7.0TMDB · 336🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 12,009

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Desire knows no bounds.”

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Cast

Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Giovanna
Raoul Bova
Lorenzo
Massimo Girotti
Simone / Davide Veroli
Filippo Nigro
Filippo
Serra Yılmaz
Eminè
Maria Grazia Bon
Sara
Benedetta Gargari
Martina
Carlo Daniele
Marco

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ferzan Özpetek
Writers: Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Özpetek
Languages: Italian
Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Portugal

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Portugal.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ferzan Özpetek, shot by Gian Filippo Corticelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrea Guerra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Raoul Bova and Massimo Girotti carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Desire knows no bounds.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0352343 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ferzan Özpetek directs. Gian Filippo Corticelli behind the camera. Andrea Guerra scores. Patrizio Marone cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Portugal. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2International production across 4 countries: United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Portugal.
3Directed by Ferzan Özpetek, shot by Gian Filippo Corticelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrea Guerra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Raoul Bova and Massimo Girotti carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Desire knows no bounds.".
8IMDB entry: tt0352343 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.