Shifting elegantly between past and present, this award-winning drama tells the story of Giovanna, a woman unhappy in her marriage and job who fantasizes about the man living in the building across from her. Interwoven with her predicament is that of an older man with amnesia whose history and personal experience involving the Holocaust and a secret love inform Giovanna’s life decisions. Once again, Ozpetek concerns himself with the impact of the past on the present and the way in which memory and regret affect our capacity for happiness. Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Vincere, Flying Lessons) deservedly won the David di Donatello award for Best Actress for her multi-shaded performance as the central character.


Written by Ferzan Ozpetek, Gianni Romoli. Photographed by Gianfilippo Corticelli. With Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Raoul Bova, Filippo Nigro. (106 min, Sony Pictures Classics)