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Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Jasmine Trinca, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Sofia Vigliar ... see more see more... , Silvio Orlando , Stefano Accorsi , Stefano Abbati , Toni Bertorelli , Dario Cantarelli , Eleanora Danco , Luisa De Santis , Renato Scarpa , Roberto Nobile , Antonio Petrocelli , Paolo DeVita , Roberto De Francesco , Claudio Santamaria , Silvia Bonucci , Lorenzo Alessandri , Alessandro Ascoli , Marcello Bernacchini , Alessandro Infusini , Emanuele Nardo , Claudia Della Seta , Paolo De Vita

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 ocea... read more read more...n. 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

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Nanni Moretti

Release Date: February 8, 2002

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  • fb1216165431
    September 10, 2011
    fb1216165431
    The Son's Room is a simple but tender drama on loss and healing. Artfully presented and subtly acted. Great soundtrack. Precise emotive content. A silent chaos.
  • mvieaddict
    October 17, 2009
    mvieaddict
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    Got this movie recommendation The Son's Room long time ago from a dear friend and till now I saw it complete. Director Nanni Moretti... read more told the story of a family breaking apart after the death of their son. Moretti himself played the father,a psychiatrist, that after his son's death he could not go on with his work. A movie dealing with the lost of the people we love the most, our children,and there is no cure for the sadness. Despite the tragedy in the movie Moretti managed to make the viewer smile even in the darkest moments.The movie was almost perfect and I was deeply moved by the good acting of these Italian actors.
  • g1pp4l
    July 24, 2008
    g1pp4l
    Devastating. The fair scene is just amazing.
  • GabrielKnight
    February 21, 2011
    GabrielKnight
    The story seems deceptively simple, but there's so much subtlety in this movie. It's told in a very laid-back manner, and everything happens in a "as a matter of fact" manner, kind of like the life itself. Some will find it boring or shallow, but if you pay attention to little de... read moretails, you will like this movie.
  • dmp
    March 1, 2007
    dmp
    Sensitive, subtle, and heart wrentching. Nanni Moretti's exploration of a family dealng with grief is deeply touching. Palm d'Or 2001.
  • nanoqna
    January 12, 2007
    nanoqna
    i like movies from europe. this is a really good movie. but its not very happy. its really realistic and so i thought it was good.

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Critic Reviews

February 9, 2007
Chicago Reader

With tender skill, [director] Moretti illuminates Samuel Beckett's familiar summation 'I can't go on--I'll go on.' Full Review

Michael Wilmington
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

Nothing in The Son's Room is conventionally sentimental or reassuring. Full Review

Joe Baltake
May 10, 2002
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. Full Review

Terry Lawson
March 29, 2002
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

The Son's Room addresses both death and life with honesty and respect. Full Review

Susan Stark
March 29, 2002
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.

Andrew Sarris
March 13, 2002
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

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. Full Review

Claudia Puig
March 5, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Stands apart for its raw, quiet emotion and its shattering sense of truth. Full Review

Desson Thomson
March 1, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Surprisingly powerful and universal.

Ann Hornaday
March 1, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

A deceivingly simple film, one that grows in power in retrospect.

Mick LaSalle
March 1, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The best way to see The Son's Room is to know the title and the location of the theater, and that's all. Full Review

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