La stanza del figlio (2001)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Nanni Moretti

Writers:

Nanni Moretti (story)
Nanni Moretti (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

9 March 2001 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba diving accident.

Plot Keywords:

Psychoanalyst | Diving | Scuba Diving | Funeral | Family Relationships

Awards:

9 wins & 24 nominations

Cast

Nanni Moretti	...	Giovanni
Laura Morante	...	Paola
Jasmine Trinca	...	Irene
Giuseppe Sanfelice	...	Andrea
Sofia Vigliar	...	Arianna
Renato Scarpa	...	Headmaster
Roberto Nobile	...	Priest
Paolo De Vita	...	Luciano's Father
Roberto De Francesco	...	Record Store Clerk
Claudio Santamaria	...	Dive Shop Clerk
Antonio Petrocelli	...	Enrico
Lorenzo Alessandri	...	Filippo's Father
Alessandro Infusini	...	Matteo
Silvia Bonucci	...	Carla
Marcello Bernacchini	...	Luciano

Also Known As:

Giovanni (Italy) (working title)
La chambre du fils (France)
The Son's Room (International: English title)
La habitación del hijo (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
O Quarto do Filho (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Комната сына (Russia) [ru]
Camera fiului (Romania) [ro]
Das Zimmer meines Sohnes (Germany) [de]
Ett rum i våra hjärtan (Sweden) [sv]
La chambre du fils (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ogul odasi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Pojan huone (Finland) [fi]
Pokój syna (Poland) [pl]
Sønnens værelse (Denmark) [da]
To domatio tou yioy moy (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | Latin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:0 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ancona, Marche, Italy

Company:

Rai Cinemafiction

Trivia:

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2001 (#09)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Insieme a te non ci sto più

Intimate, deep, and... rated R

Moretti becomes more mature, more intimate, more personal. While playing an increasing role in Italian politics (with his movement of opposition to the right-wing government), in his films he has abandoned the sharp political criticism of his debut (Ecce Bombo, Io sono un Autarchico), and the cynical and funny social observations of "Bianca," "Palombella Rossa," and "Caro Diario" to give us a compelling portrait of grief.

A noticeable thing about this film is that the stupidity and ignorance of the MPAA gave it an R rating. Apparently, according to the MPAA, teenagers are welcome to see the stupid violence of "Independence Day," or the idiotic cardboard characters of "Spider Man" (both rated PG-13), but should not, except under adult supervision, know that the death of a teenage child is a shocking and traumatizing experience for a family, and could shatter their painfully constructed unity.

The decision of the MPAA provoked outrage in Italy and surprise in Europe. It is amazing that people of such obvious ignorance should be allowed to make such crucial decisions: they should be held responsible for the garbage they feed to teenagers, and for keeping them away from meaningful films.