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Facing Windows
2003
· Movie
· 106 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
55–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 55, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 86. Critics average 59, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Ferzan Özpetek
- Writers
- Ferzan Özpetek, Gianni Romoli
- Studio
- Clap Filmes, R&C Produzioni, AFS Film, Redwave Films
- Released
- 27 February 2003
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Portugal
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Box office
- $15.5M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 16th European Film Awards 2003 | Best Actress | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Nominee |
| 38th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2003 | Crystal Globe | Winner | |
| 48th David di Donatello Awards 2003 | Best Director | Ferzan Özpetek | Nominee |
| David di Donatello 2003 | Best Film | Winner |
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4 awards — Facing Windows
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38th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Crystal Globe | Winner |
David di Donatello
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
16th European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Nominee |
48th David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Ferzan Özpetek | Nominee |