# Facing Windows (2003)

> An overburdened wife’s encounter with an amnesiac Holocaust survivor awakens forbidden desire and buried histories inside her marriage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18577

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Ferzan Özpetek
- Cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Raoul Bova, Massimo Girotti, Filippo Nigro, Serra Yılmaz, Maria Grazia Bon, Benedetta Gargari, Carlo Daniele
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352343/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, wistful, intimate, quiet evening, romantic drama night

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