Facing Windows

Synopsis: Giovanna is a bookkeeper in a company which packs chickens. She is married to a man who has a precarious job. First she starts being curious about a young man who lives in the block opposite hers, and then she falls in love with him. The relationship between the two becomes much stronger when she starts to find out more about him from an old man who bursts into their lives. The old man, obsessed with the memories of some things that happened n the long past autumn of 1943, has lost his memory and finds refuge in Giovanna.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ferzan Ozpetek
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  27 wins & 22 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
R
Year:
2003
102 min
£373,955
Website
241 Views


THE WINDOW IN FRON

You've been weird since we left

the market, what's wrong?

Nothing! Does there have to be

something wrong?

We've been out for an hour

and you haven't said a word!

We got the groceries, came

downtown and you're silent!

If you're mad at me, say so.

Stop wearing that face

I'm not making a face, you're

the one who's always pissed off

Let's go over there

If I'm mad I don't shut up

and hold it in like you!

Oh sure, you're always right,

I forgot

I'm not always right,

but I am this time

Come on, you like to fight

You could stick up for me

just once!

You made a scene because she

cut into the line

- But she was ahead of us!

-When I tried to apologize,

she jumped on me like a maniac

and you kept quiet!

What was I supposed to do?

You don't see the face you make

when I talk to people

- You're ashamed of me

- What are you talking about?

You were screaming. Even the

cashier said you were wrong

Did you see how she pointed

that pencil at me?

Yes, but you didn't need

to tell her where to shove it

Okay, maybe I went too far.

Then she asked the Romanian

if she had enough money to pay.

What a racist!

Listen, put that money away.

There are people around...

He's lost

He can't remember his own name

Maybe he's got l.D.

Do you have an identity card?

No, not money, identification

- What about in his pockets?

- What, should I frisk him?

I'm very confused...

I don't remember anything

Put your money in your pocket

Give it a minute,

you'll remember

- We can't just leave him!

- What can we do about him?

He's following us!

- He's not following us

-Yes, he is!

Don't worry

We'll take you to the police

station near our house

They'll know what to do

You know how many people

get lost? A whole lot, right?

There's a game on TV tonight

What team do you like?

- Okay, so you don't like soccer

- Stop it now!

Hey, can you give me a hand?

No, you stay in the car.

I'll get it

- Ma, Martina broke my Game Boy

- It's not true, Microbe did it

- Hurry up, don't stop to chat

- Hi, kids

- I'll help, Mama, give me one

- Martina, you're in my way

- Who's that man?

- I have no idea, he's lost

You know Filippo and how he can

complicate life

- Where did you find him?

- Downtown

- Just what you need

-Wait, don't pull me

Microbe,

stop yelling on the stairs!

- Where's Papa?

- Go watch TV with him

- Who was that man?

- I'm in no mood, Martina, go

I don't feel like watching TV

Detergent on the right,

all spray bottles on the left

This kid is getting

more obsessive than you are!

Order makes life easier

and doesn't make you waste time

You're the one

making me waste time

I told you, go inside

and watch television!

Martina, can you hear me?

I told you,

I don't feel like watching TV

Was she born that way

or did she grow into it?

I don't know

- Giovanna, he's undressing!

- Get away from there!

He's almost naked! Come before

he closes the shades

Will you stop that?

Okay, enough already!

Open up, Vittorio!

Leave Luciana alone!

I'll call the cops this time!

Open the door right now!

Busybody!

I told you, I don't want you

involved! Go away!

Mind your own f***ing business,

b*tch, or I'll call the cops!

I'll have you and that illegal

immigrant who fucks you arrested

Get out of here!

He was kidding

Giambo!

- Giambo!

- What is it?

Vittorio called me a b*tch

- He called you a dirty n*gger

- I'll take care of it

- He didn't say that!

- He thought it! Be quiet!

Open the door, a**hole!

- It's about time!

- The game started, right?

Papa's home! Hi, Papa!

Will you eat with us

or take your plate next door?

Good evening

- Filippo!

- I'll take him after the game

I don't believe it!

You brought him back here!?

There were too many people,

we waited an hour!

They want to know how I found

him and bullshit like that

- There, only one point!

- What an imbecile...

Eat

- Would you like some more?

- Yes

- Mama?

- Why are you awake?

Maybe Simone is dead

- Simone?

- The man in there!

- How do you know his name?

- He told me

He got his memory back

He told your daughter

that his name is Simone

He's asleep

from overexertion

Did he just tell you

or did you ask him?

-Why are you whispering?

- So I don't wake him up

If you let him sleep, will you

carry him out of here?

Sir? Simone?

You have to wake up.

We have to go, wake up

No, Filippo!

You're not leaving him here!

- He could be a maniac!

-You're exaggerating, Giovanna

He'll sleep near the kids!

You're crazier than he is!

Stop yelling

I'll yell when I want to!

Watch how he wakes up now!

Great, he made himself

comfortable now

- You resolve this situation!

- Look! You made him cry!

Stop that tone

or I'll smack you one!

And I'll report you to a cop!

Are you coming to bed?

He's sleeping.

I put Mama's blanket on him

Turn out the light,

I'm coming

- Go to sleep!

- I'd go to sleep,

- but this guy's awake!

- I don't feel like it

We sleep together once a week

and you don't feel like it?

No, leave it open. I don't

trust that man in there

- No, he'll hear us this way

- We'll do it with a silencer

- I really don't feel like it

- Come on, sure you do!

Good morning!

- Why didn't you wake me up?

- You were sleeping so nicely

Look Mama,

Simone made breakfast

- Where is he now?

- He's in there

He made a mess with the eggs,

sure he's better, right?

Have a crepe

- No, I don't want anything

- I helped him, you didn't!

Martina, go do your notebook

Yeah, and do Marco's too!

Remember, they

get out of school at two today

- What time do you start?

- At seven, like always

- Haven't they changed the shifts?

- Sure they have

It's just that they gave me

the night shift again

-You always get cheated

- I was the last guy hired

I have to hurry now,

I hate doing things in a rush!

He's in there

He's going, today

I'll take care of it

Today

Don't worry, I promise

What's wrong?

- Have you seen Chen Suilan?

- Why?

- Have you seen her?

- Sure, don't you see her too?

- That's not her

- What's the difference?

- What happened to Chen Siulan?

- She works two jobs,

her sister replaces her

and she has no working papers.

The bosses know this trick of using

the same name for relatives who come

- It doesn't work anymore!

- What are you, an SS officer?

- They asked me to investigate

- You tell them it's not your job

You do the accounting.

What does that mean?

-You count people?

- How can I say no to them?

With your mouth!

Hi!

Hi Mama,

look what we got

- What's all this?

- Wait or I'll crash

- What have you done?

- I'll explain later

- How about explaining now?

- Are you happy now?

- No, I'm playing!

- Let Marco play too

No, he doesn't know how to play

- I didn't buy it, okay?

-You took money from that man?

- No, he gave it to me

- You know what that's called?

- Exploiting the vulnerable

- Don't yell, he'll hear you!

He'll hear me?

Why the f*** didn't you

bring him to the police today?

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