Facing Windows 2003  R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti, Raoul Bova, Filippo Nigro, Serra Yilmaz, Maria Grazia Bon, Massimo Poggio, Ivan Bacchi, Olimpia Carlisi, Elisabeth Kaza
Although her marriage to Filippo (Filippo Nigro) is in trouble, 29-year-old Giovanna (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and Filippo are devoted to their two young children. They meet a Holocaust survivor (Massimo Girotti) and bring him home where they learn of his sacrifices during World War II. Meanwhile, Giovanna is considering her own sacrifice: a forbidden love for next-door neighbor Lorenzo (Raoul Bova) on whom she spends her time spying. Once the two stories are told, past and present interact in this interesting story from Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek.
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Steam: The Turkish Bath 1997  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Cast: Alessandro Gassman, Francesca D'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi, Halil Ergun, Serif Sezer, Mehmet Gunsur, Basak Koklukaya, Alberto Molinari, Zozo Toledo, Ludovica Modugno
When an Italian interior decorator, Francesco (Alessandro Gassman), travels to Istanbul to accept his aunt's bequeathed gift–a dilapidated haman (Turkish bath)–he opts to leave his wife in Rome and remain in Turkey, entranced by the atmosphere and people he encounters.
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| 1. Facing Windows (2003)
2. Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
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