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  • Facing Window (2003)
    Review preview for Facing Window

    The film answers every why, fitting the pieces of the puzzle together with infinite subtlety.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Intricate puzzle involving memory, forbidden love and voyeuristic infatuation.
  • Hamam (1997)
    Review preview for Hamam

    Ozpetek is a sensitive director. He takes his time. He doesn't rush.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A man in a high-stress marriage rediscovers himself after inheriting a Turkish baths.
  • A Magnificent Haunting (2012)
    Review preview for A Magnificent Haunting

    Most effective is the film's playing with the concept of character motivation, highlighting the studied intellectual complexity prevalent in theatrical fiction in contrast to the often crude driving forces present in reality.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A would-be actor finds his new home haunted by the ghosts of actors past, but sometimes reality is stranger than fiction.
  • Naples In Veils (2017)
    Review preview for Naples In Veils

    Seductive direction embarks on an ill-advised tryst with silly plotting in Ferzan Oztepek's Naples-set psycho-thriller

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A woman whose lover is killed, begins to glimpse a man who looks like his doppelganger.
  • Saturn In Opposition (2007)
    Review preview for Saturn In Opposition

    The “so what” factor doesn’t go away, because it is difficult to care about these people.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A group of friends in Rome discover than happiness is transient and grief a great healer.

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