This film begins in 1943 in Italy. In its darkest days of war, the city reveals a haunting image of passion, rage and desperation. Having killed his employer, a young baker takes to the empty midnight streets, frantically searching for someone. Sixty years later, the heroine's husband brings home a confused elderly man and this has upset Giovanna, the heroine. Later, the mystery of the old man's identity has a profound effect on her. Her indulgence of gazing out her apartment window and a chance meeting at a bar have led her to a lover. From here on, the secrets of the old man's past are slowly revealed and Giovanna finds herself facing a series of choices about her life. This is certainly one of the best films of the past decade that I have seen.
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