i would of gone away with the other 3 and then decide :P
Great Great Movie !!!
No doubt they're both hot!
Still I think that depends on what you're thinking with: Your brain would probably advise you to stay with your pregnant wife while your balls would most likely opt for the stunning (and to a certain degree mysterious) young nymph.
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I'd doubt, but the blonde one, because she's so beautiful and passionate.
shareYes, they are both beautiful, but the brunette has a timeless, classic beauty, with exotic eyes, while the blonde is but a European version of a Playboy playmate. If you don't believe me, check out both actresses' websites. The brunette comes across as a beauty; the blonde a teen catalogue model. No one seems to have noticed that the plot is utterly ridiculous. Why should an eighteen-year-old girl take such an interest in the main actor, who in real life is approaching fifty? I also found her words completely unbelievable, a total fantasy. I guess that the point was to conjure up the most tempting girl/woman alive, but what a crock! Even when he leaves her, all she can do is sigh and say, "Pity, we could've had such fun." Who talks like that? I found the writer/director's dialogue ridiculous and insulting to women in the sense that it caters to the male ego. His wife's portrayal also occasionally came off as silly, as when she tells her husband that she'll "kill" him if he ever cheats. And no one has mentioned the fact that she only takes him back after he lies and says that he only shared a kiss with the other woman, when in fact he ran straight into her bed. And the voiced-over monologue at the end sounded so saccharine-sweet - this kind of fortune cookie wisdom does not justify the husband's actions.
What does this have to do with my post? And "No one mentioned the fact"... who's noone? Do you think that we're blind? That only you noticed that? Some people like younger women, some people like older men, just accept that the world is not shaped to your tastes. You didn't like the film? Ok. Just go on with your life.
shareI'm sorry, did I hit some kind of nerve? Unlike the tone in my entry, I find yours to be somewhat personal and insulting. You don't know me, and I don't know you, and I'm sorry if you didn't catch the relevance of my remarks to your entry.
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I didn't catch the relevance of your comment because it was utterly irrelevant. I do realize however that you didn't understand I was just talking about my tastes, so there was really little to discuss. If I sounded insulting to you maybe it was because it showed between the lines that I thought your comment was pointless.
For the record, after watching "La finestra di fronte" I'd take Giovanna Mezzogiorno hands down, if having to choose between the two actresses. In my first post though, I wasn't talking about actresses, but characters. And Giovanna's character in this film is less appealing to me than the young girl. Her character in "La finestra di fronte", though, is loveable.
My remark: characters in films *can* be simple, have defects and make mistakes. They are not semi gods for you to worship. The characters in "L'ultimo bacio" are full of defects, just like you and me.
You're so right - I didn't mean to single you out, it was a random choice to place my remark below yours. I guess I just felt that, as a script, the parts for women were poorly written in general. Martina, who is beautiful, was given the Italian equivalent of Shannon Elisabeth's character in American Pie. Pretty, not too much to say, object of affection. Giovanna's tantrums and angst also stretched credulity. I guess the whole thing came off as Italian sexist melodrama - however watchable. Have you seen Bertolucci's The Dreamers?
shareYou're so right too - I was exceedingly pricky in my previous replies. Please excuse me.
Yes I've seen Dreamers. You mean it was a sexist mediocre melodrama? Mediocre, yes, but I didn't find it sexist because the two siblings (male and female) were equally idiotic and you get to see nudes of both male and female characters.
Were you watching the same movie? since when does being 29 mean that you're approaching 50?!?!
And she was obviously obsessed with him in an unhealthy & abnormal way... she didn't say, pity we could've had such fun- she said (and I looked at the DVD to make sure) "This really hurts. We could have had something beautiful."
And NOTHING justifies the husband's actions- I know this from experience, unfortunately. The movie is meant I think in a way to show how flawed we ALL are- thus the ending with her sharing a meaningful smile with the jogger in the park. Her thinking she could never cheat because she is so strong, but vanity and desire are something that can make a person do things they normally wouldn't.
As for your comment that "Giovanna's tantrums and angst also stretched credulity." I guess you've never been a woman who's husband cheated on her. Since I am one, (and mine got her pregnant to boot, he 34 she 23 so almost the same age difference,) I can tell you that when I found out, I didn't sleep or eat or do anything but cry for the first 3 days. Trust me, it really does hurt that much. And I found Giovanna's portrayal right on.
As for the difference in writing of the men & women, this is primarily a story about the men not wanting to let go of adolescent desires (I don't mean just sex) and "grow up." That is why so much of it is show from their point of view, IMHO.
as to the REAL question at hand:
Giovanna Mezzogiorno! no contest.
first of all, I love her look- (I'm a chick who isn't a lesbian so I can only speak from a platonic point of view) and I think that every movie I've seen her in has been FABULOUS! as for her character in this movie, even THAT is more appealing than the young girl who has no depth at this point, mostly due to lack of experience in living. Giulia truly loved him and if that isn't appealing to a man, what is?
After seeing Giovanna in La Finestra di Fronte and La Bestia nel Cuore, I'd watch her read the freakin' phone book. She kicks serious ass.
Giovanna Mezzogiorno (the other)!!! without a question, if you like her don't miss "Facing Windows"
shareI'd have to go with the blonde. I haven't watched the last 30 mins. of the movie yet, but Giulia lost me early on with that little "don't ever cheat on me or I'll kill you" speech. She seemed like a psychosis waiting to happen.
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I'm not a guy, but I'd have to say that Giovanna Mezzogiorno wins this one, HANDS DOWN! I mean, the blonde is pretty(and 10 years younger)...but in my opinion, the ONLY thing that makes her exotic by ANY means is the fact that she's speaking Italian. Giovanna Mezzogiorno, on the other hand, exudes an exotic beauty in countless ways. She's simply gorgeous!!! Not to mention, the blonde is more of a girl, as Giovanna is a beautiful WOMAN.
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The Blonde is very actractive, but the Brunette with blue eyes (Giovanni Mezzogiorno) is quite beautiful ! How can a man cheat with a pretty woman like this ?
shareThat's what I was thinking - that they cast too beautiful of a woman for Giulia, and so how could he want out of his relationship. I mean maybe if they had beefed her up a bit for the role, then you could see him willing to chance it with the blonde-in-a-bottle teen hottie.
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