La Stanza del Figlio (The Son's Room) (2001)
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84% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(5,146 ratings)
A family struggles to go on after a devastating loss in this deeply emotional drama from Italy. Giovanni (Nanni Moretti) is a psychiatrist with a successful practice in a small community near the ocean. Giovanni has a warm relationship with his wife Paola (Laura Morante), and they have a pair of… More A family struggles to go on after a devastating loss in this deeply emotional drama from Italy. Giovanni (Nanni Moretti) is a psychiatrist with a successful practice in a small community near the ocean. Giovanni has a warm relationship with his wife Paola (Laura Morante), and they have a pair of well-adjusted teenage kids, Andrea (Giuseppe Sanfelice) and Irene (Jasmine Trinca). But the family's calm is shattered when Andrea is unexpectedly killed in an accident. Giovanni finds it impossible to continue with his work, and blames himself for the death, since he was planning to go jogging with Andrea that morning before he opted instead to take an emergency call from a client. Paola and Irene try to keep their emotions in check, but both find this all but impossible as they sink further into anger and grief. The appearance of an unexpected visitor, however, forces the family to confront their feelings about Andrea. Arianna (Sofia Vigliar) is a girl who had a summer romance with Andrea the year before, and has come to town to pay him a surprise visit, unaware of his recent death. In addition to starring, Moretti directed and co-authored the script. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nanni Moretti
- Written By
- Nanni Moretti, Linda Ferri, Heidrun Schleef
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 8, 2002 Limited
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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, Chicago Reader
With tender skill, [director] Moretti illuminates Samuel Beckett's familiar summation 'I can't go on--I'll go on.'
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Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Nothing in The Son's Room is conventionally sentimental or reassuring.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Chances are, if you were impressed by In the Bedroom, you'll be even more taken by Moretti's wrenching little film.
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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
The Son's Room addresses both death and life with honesty and respect.
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Susan Stark, Detroit News
Often called Italy's answer to Woody Allen, Nanni Moretti takes a turn for the serious in The Son's Room and acquits himself in first-rate fashion.
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Cast
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Nanni Moretti
as Giovanni
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Laura Morante
as Paola
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Jasmine Trinca
as Irene
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Giuseppe Sanfelice
as Andrea
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Sofia Vigliar
as Arianna
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Silvio Orlando
as Oscar
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Stefano Accorsi
as Tommaso
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Stefano Abbati
as Patient
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Toni Bertorelli
as Patient
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Dario Cantarelli
as Patient
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Eleanora Danco
as Patient
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Luisa De Santis
as Patient
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Renato Scarpa
as Headmast
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Roberto Nobile
as Priest
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Antonio Petrocelli
as Ernrico
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Paolo DeVita
as Lucino's father
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Roberto De Francesco
as Record store clerk
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Claudio Santamaria
as Dive Shop Clerk
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Silvia Bonucci
as Carla
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Lorenzo Alessandri
as Filippo's Father
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Alessandro Ascoli
as Stefano
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Marcello Bernacchini
as Luciano
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Alessandro Infusini
as Matteo
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Emanuele Nardo
as Filippo
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Claudia Della Seta
as Patient
- Paolo De Vita
