First of
all, this is my first experience of watching Italian movie. It really recalls
me when I had a wonderful backpack trip in Italy. I missed the places and foods
so much; especially the Italiano Gelato is the best of the world!
The story
line of La Finestra di Fronte (Facing Window) is relatively similar with an American
movie called Unfaithful, which played by Richard Gere, Diane Lane and Oliver
Martinez. Similarly, both married women feel dull about their marriage and
involved an unexpected infidelity relationship. Giovanna, an Italian woman who
is very dissatisfy about her husband Filippo cannot finds a secure job. One
day, they had met an old man, Simone who lost his memory. Thus, Filippo decided
to give a hand and let the man stay in their house. Initially, Giovanna feels irritates
with this old man.
But day by
day, Giovanna begins to befriend with Simone. Giovanna noticed that Simone has
a code tattoo on his arm, which symbolised he was one of the Jewish survivor
from the WW2 in 1943. While taking care of Simone, it also creates another “opportunity”
where Giovanna had met her hot neighbour Lorenzo, who stayed opposite block of
Giovanna. Lorenzo is totally different with Filippo, who is mature, hot,
singled and works securely in a bank. Giovanna would never expects her perfect
man - Lorenzo is actually falls in love with her crazily. Thus, Giovanno was in
the dilemma of choosing either these two men.
Lorenzo looks so hot with this spectacles! I gonna get one! LOL
If
you haven’t watch this movie please do not read the last two paragraphs, I had
revealed the ending. LOL. Of course, if you want to know in advance you may
read it!
However, Simone
also played an important role in flow of the story. Finally, Simone recalls his
miserable memories, where he lost his love one during the WW2. For the sake of
saving other lives, Simone made a painful decision to save many people as he can
before Nazis take the brutal massacre on Jewish. In fact, Simone’s past story
has been spiritually influenced Giovanna’s life as well. Whereby, Giovanna
chosen her ‘reality’ as she realised that she should be obligated as role of a
mother and wife in the same time. Instead of changing outside the world (Giovanna always looks outside through the
window before sleep, that actually symbolised she yearns for a new and better
life), Giovanna changes her perception of not being so demanding about her
husband. Rather, she turned a new angle by pursuing her dream as she actually has
the talent in making cakes. Hence, Simone’s past story has an indirect impact
on Giovanna’s decision making.
When Giovanna looks through the window from Lorenzo's house, she recalls back what she used to be in her house.
We always
used to say that love and relationship is the heaviest component in our life. These
two characters, Simone and Giovanna have been highlighted by a thread of
similar sadness, which concealed their unexpressed relationship. Simone has a
homosexual relationship, whereas Giovanna was
unfaithful to her husband. Throughout the whole story, both of them portrayed
the melancholy characters, who only can bury these pensiveness memories in
their deepest hearts.
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