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Facing Windows
FACING WINDOWS is a haunting, romantic story of love, history, memory, and politics from director Ferzan Ozpetek, the Instanbul-born Italian transplant whose gay-themed films STEAM: THE TURKISH BATH and LE FATE IGNORANTI earned him a large degree of ... FACING WINDOWS is a haunting, romantic story of love, history, memory, and politics from director Ferzan Ozpetek, the Instanbul-born Italian transplant whose gay-themed films STEAM: THE TURKISH BATH and LE FATE IGNORANTI earned him a large degree of cult status and notoriety. He breaks into slightly more mainstream material with this drama that centers around Giovanna, a young housewife who at 29 has found herself stuck in an unhappy marriage and a job she despises. Her marriage to Filippo (Filippo Nigro), a respectable working-class auto mechanic who has been forced to make do with pumping gas for a living, has crumbled into one long argument, and she has been forced to set aside her dreams of being a pastry chef to keep accounts for a chicken packaging factory. Giovanna`s hopes for a better life crystallize in her growing obsession with the handsome bachelor whose window faces hers, and whose bedroom activities she takes to spying on; unbeknownst to her, however, Lorenzo is looking back, watching Giovanna and entertaining fantasies of his own. When Filippo takes in a confused old man he meets in the streets (longtime veteran of world cinema Massimo Girotti), Giovanna is a reluctant caretaker until the truth about his past, as well as his talent as a baker, begins to emerge. The infirm old man becomes the catalyst for the two voyeurs to meet as they piece together the mystery of the octogenarian`s true identity suggested by his concentration camp tattoo, his constant repetition of the name Simone, and his frequent confusing of past with present. Ozpetek has woven together a tale of tragedy and love out of lush, beautiful photography and stunning performances delivered by all his actors; the wisdom that is couched in Girotti`s subtle, restrained performance is truly remarkable. In the vein of Hitcock`s REAR WINDOW, this complex film works on many levels and is layered with insightful touches throughout, which keeps the somewhat soap-operatic storyline from be
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