Facing Windows vs Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Facing Windows). Facing Windows is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 52m. Facing Windows is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Facing Windows
Silence of the Sea| Facing Windows | Silence of the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ferzan Özpetek | Setsuro Wakamatsu |
| Main cast | Filippo Nigro, Massimo Poggio, Massimo Girotti, Raoul Bova, Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano |
Synopsis
Facing Windows
Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her.
Silence of the Sea
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.
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