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Dominican Rep. The Son's Room
14,712
Drama
This film explores the question of whether even the most well-adjusted and happy family can deal effectively with the sudden death of one of the children of the family. Giovanni, a psychiatrist, and his beaming and intelligent wife are devastated when they lose one of their two children in a bizarre accident. When they discover that their lost son had a secret love, the mother becomes obsessed with meeting the girl and the meeting, when ... [+]
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"An incisive, cathartic drama about the fragile fabric of human life (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
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"A very accomplished piece of work from Moretti, superbly acted, refreshingly direct and blessed with an ingenious, unexpected final act" | POS |
United States |
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"Stands apart for its raw, quiet emotion and its shattering sense of truth" | POS |
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United Kingdom |
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"'La Stanza Del Figlio' is a film that demands some effort on the part of its audience (...) The reward is a sustained wave of painful, cathartic emotion that one does not associate with Moretti's work." | POS |
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United States |
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"A deceivingly simple film, one that grows in power in retrospect." | POS |
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United States |
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"The Son's Room is ... not an interruption in [Moretti's] career, but a leap upward to a spiritual epiphany graced with visual elegance and energy" | POS |
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United States |
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"Moretti doesn't wrap the grieving, the angst, in melodrama. The facts are given. And the suffering is palpable." | POS |
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