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The Son's Room

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Original title

La stanza del figlio

Year

2001

Running time

100 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Nanni Moretti

Screenwriter

Nanni Moretti, Linda Ferri, Heidrun Schleef

Cast

Music

Nicola Piovani

Cinematography

Giuseppe Lanci

Producer

Co-production Italy-France;

Sacher Film Rome, Bac Films, Telepiù, RAI Cinema, Canal+

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships

Synopsis

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 it occurs, advances the grieving process in an unexpected away.

2001: Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm.

Rankings Position

#108 Best Italian Movies of all time

Awards: 2001: Cannes: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm) & FIPRESCI

2001: Nominated for Cesar: Best Foreign Language Picture

2001: European Film Awards: 5 Nominations including Best Film

2000: David di Donatello Awards: 3 Awards, including Best Film. 12 Nominations

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Critics' reviews

"An incisive, cathartic drama about the fragile fabric of human life (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Jason Wood: BBC
"A very accomplished piece of work from Moretti, superbly acted, refreshingly direct and blessed with an ingenious, unexpected final act"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
"Stands apart for its raw, quiet emotion and its shattering sense of truth"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"'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."

Lee Marshall: Screendaily
"A deceivingly simple film, one that grows in power in retrospect."

Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post
"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"

Andrew Sarris: The New York Observer
"Moretti doesn't wrap the grieving, the angst, in melodrama. The facts are given. And the suffering is palpable."

Steven Rea: Philadelphia Inquirer

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Ranking Lists Position

33 My Top 10 Movies from 2001 (79)
43 My Favorite Italian Movies (46)

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