La finestra di fronte
“Desire knows no bounds.”
Ferzan ÖzpetekCast
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Raoul Bova 
Filippo Nigro 
Massimo Girotti
Plot
Giovanna, a married woman in Rome who feels trapped in her life, develops a fascination with a handsome man in the building opposite. At the same time, she and her husband find an old man who has lost his memory, and they try to find out who he is. Ferzan Özpetek's 2003 drama won the David di Donatello for best film, and was the last film role of Massimo Girotti.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ferzan Özpetek's drama blends a wife's temptation with a mystery about an amnesiac old man. Giovanna Mezzogiorno is superb in a warm, emotional film about memory, love and secrets.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (12,258 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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