The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic55/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
336 audience votes
Key crew
- Ferzan ÖzpetekDirector
- Gianni RomoliWriter
- Ferzan ÖzpetekWriter
- Andrea GuerraOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Giovanna MezzogiornoGiovanna
- Raoul BovaLorenzo
- Massimo GirottiSimone / Davide Veroli
- Filippo NigroFilippo
- Serra YılmazEminè
- Maria Grazia BonSara
- Benedetta GargariMartina
- Carlo DanieleMarco
- Massimo PoggioYoung Davide
- Rosaria De CiccoBarista
- Ivan BacchiSimone
- Flavio InsinnaUomo forno
Stills
Themes
loveold manmemoryholocaust (shoah) survivorcompassionphotographic memory