Facing Windows
“Desire knows no bounds.”
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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Cast
22 people
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Giovanna
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Raoul Bova
Lorenzo
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Massimo Girotti
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Filippo
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Serra Yılmaz
Eminè
Known for
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Maria Grazia Bon
Sara
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The Key
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Benedetta Gargari
Martina
Known for
SKAM Italia
My Daughter's First Time
Carlo Daniele
Marco
No other roles listed
Massimo Poggio
Young Davide
Known for
Baby
The Truth About Love Is...
Rosaria De Cicco
Barista
Known for
His Secret Life
Mister Happiness
Ivan Bacchi
Simone
Known for
Three Steps Over Heaven
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Flavio Insinna
Uomo forno
Known for
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Ferzan Özpetek Director · Gianni Romoli Writer Andrea Guerra Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · United States release June 18, 2004 · Produced in United Kingdom, Italy, Türkiye, Portugal
Box office
Worldwide gross
$15,530,077
Production
Clap Filmes
Production
R&C Produzioni
Production
AFS Film
Production
Redwave Films
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
United Kingdom · Italy · Türkiye · Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La finestra di fronte
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 27, 2003
Theatrical
United States · June 18, 2004
Theatrical
United States
April 10, 2004 · Premiere · Philadelphia International Film Festival
Argentina
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 1, 2004 · Premiere · Ghent Film Festival
October 27, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 20, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Rio de Janeiro
June 10, 2005 · Limited theatrical · São Paulo
Canada
September 11, 2003 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
July 9, 2004 · Limited theatrical
China
June 1, 2004 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
July 5, 2003 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
October 23, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 15, 2003 · Premiere · Copenhagen International Film Festival
August 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Finland
August 27, 2004 · Theatrical
France
May 15, 2003 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
December 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
September 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
July 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2004 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
November 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
October 15, 2023 · Digital
Japan
May 1, 2004 · Premiere · Italian Film Festival
Kazakhstan
July 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 1, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Mexico City
October 15, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
September 7, 2003 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
September 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
October 16, 2003 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
April 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 2, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Poland
November 21, 2003 · Premiere · Festiwal Filmów Krajów Unii Europejskiej, Warsaw
March 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 12, 2003 · Theatrical
Romania
August 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 5, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 4, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
December 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 30, 2003 · Theatrical · Italian
May 29, 2003 · Theatrical · German
November 19, 2003 · Theatrical · French
Thailand
January 30, 2004 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
May 12, 2005 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
December 12, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 23, 2003 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
September 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 8, 2004 · Premiere · Festival de Cine de Montevideo
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
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