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- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 46 m
- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 46 m
Summary A drama about how we find love and passion in our lives in the midst of chaos and disruption. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Ferzan Özpetek
Written By: Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Özpetek
- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 46 m
- 2004
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 46 m
Facing Windows
55
6.5
Where to Watch
Summary A drama about how we find love and passion in our lives in the midst of chaos and disruption. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Ferzan Özpetek
Written By: Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Özpetek
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
55
40% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
52% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
8% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
55
40% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
52% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
8% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Istanbul-born director Ferzan Ozpetek has outdone himself with this wise and ruminative mystery about memory, unfulfillment and yearning.
Ozpetek brings a straight love story and world politics into the mix, but it's his brilliant cast which completes the connection.
Some lovely photography and even Mezzogiorno's hot-blooded performance fail to keep Facing Windows from feeling fractured.
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.
Gets off to a worthy start, but falls apart about halfway through.
This too-sentimental drama does feature a sterling performance by Giovanna Mezzogiorno as a love-struck housewife dissatisfied with her lot, thus providing the only watchable element of an otherwise disappointing movie.
Blends past and present to draw some utterly stupefying parallels.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.5
75% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
13% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
13% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
6.5
75% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
13% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
13% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Production Company
R&C Produzioni,
AFS Film,
Clap Filmes,
Redwave Films
Release Date Jun 18, 2004
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating R
Tagline Desire knows no bounds.
Awards
David di Donatello Awards
• 5 Wins & 12 Nominations
Golden Ciak Awards
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
