28 Aug 2006

Facing Window

Original Title: La Finestra di Fronte

Director: Ferzan Ozpetek

Language: in Italian with English subtitles

Starring: Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Best Actress, Bangkok International Film Festival), Massimo Girotti, Raoul Bova, Filippo Nigro, Serra Yilmaz

Release: 2004-05-06

Screening: 2004-04-27

A loss of direction seeps into Giovanna
and David's nine-year marriage. One day they bring home an elderly
man who forgets his way home.


The old man's passion for baking pastry, a mysterious number tattooed
on his arm, and a buried past with a man known only as Simone —
points to a missing lover that sets Giovanna onto a trail of inquisition
and reflection on desire and aspirations.


From the acclaimed director of gay-themed movies Ignorant Fairies,
Steam: The Turkish Bath and Harem Suare, comes
his latest exploration of the ironies of love and lovers dearly
missed.


Fridae Forum: "He's undeniably one of my
most favourite [sic] directors. All his films are life-affirming
and resound with you emotionally." a Fridae member writes of
Ferzan Ozpetek's films.