The Awakening of Love

Il Vento e le Rose (Japanese: 愛するということ Ai-suru to iu koto; English: The Awakening of Love) is a 2009 Japanese-Italian movie directed by Elisa Bolognini.

Set in Italy, it tells the story of an inhibited young woman from a small Italian town who discovers passion and sexuality when she meets a free-spirited and glamorous Japanese woman.