Stanza del figlio, La (2001)

Réalisateur:

Nanni Moretti

Writers:

Nanni Moretti (writer) and
Linda Ferri (writer)

Release Date:

9 mars 2001 (Italy)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Family | Diving | Basketball | Doctor Patient Relationship | Family Tragedy

Awards:

9 wins & 23 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Heartfelt and moving tragedy

Ensemble

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

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Chambre du fils, La (France)
Giovanni (Italy) (working title)
The Son's Room (International: English title)
Chambre du fils, La (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Durée:

99 min

Pays:

Italy | France

Langue:

Italien | Latin

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

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:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Ancona, Marche, Italy

Company:

Bac Films

Anecdotes:

The Latin lines that crop up are from Lucretius' De rerum natura. The full passage reads as follows: "Haec sic pernosces parva perductus opella; namque alid ex alio clarescet nec tibi caeca nox iter eripiet, quin ultima naturai pervideas: ita res accendent lumina rebus. (Lucretius, De Rerum Natura I, 1114-1117) An (old-fashioned) English translation: "These points, if thou wilt ponder, Then, with but paltry trouble led along... For one thing after other will grow clear, Nor shall the blind night rob thee of the road, To hinder thy gaze on Nature's Farthest-forth. Thus things for things shall kindle torches new."

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

By This River

Heartfelt and moving tragedy

Sometimes watching a lot of famous, award-winning or cult films can be desensitizing and you start to wonder why you fell in love with cinema in the first place. Then along comes a film like The Son's Room! This is a film I didn't even want to see. I didn't like Ordinary People and I thought this would be a rip-off and a boring film. Instead, it blew me away completely. The Son's Room is one of the most heartfelt and moving films to come out in the past decade. It is an emotional roller-coaster and as a viewer I was part of the ride all the way.

Much of the credit has to go to writer-director-producer-star Nanni Moretti. The story he has crafted is admittedly not unique. But the treatment is beautiful. Like the family, I as a viewer lived the entire experience of the loss - the denial, the break-down, the pain and the coming to terms with a terrible family tragedy. The tragedy itself comes as a big shock. All this despite the fact that its not an event or plot based film. Its a gently paced story of normal people leading normal lives. There is nothing brilliant about the lives of the central characters or their interests. Even the patients of psychiatrist Giovanni are very ordinary and their problems and lives are actually quite mundane because they are lazy and selfish.

Moretti's direction is superb. I loved the camera movements. When you see this, notice the long steadicam take near the beginning of the movie when Giovanni comes home. There is a similar shot close to the end. But so much has changed. Music plays a central role in the movie. There is the music score which is lovely. After the tragedy, the tempo slows down and it moves from wind instruments to the piano and really has a major psychological impact. One of the best scores in modern times. There is a 1970's song "By This River" towards the end and if you watch the movie, you'll understand how appropriate it is. Moretti's brilliance in writing and directing this lovely film would have been more than enough. But he is also the central figure in the movie and gives a wonderful, restrained performance. I'm talking Anthony Hopkins Remains of the Day caliber. In fact, all the performances were very natural and realistic. No star turns - just total emphasis on the story. This is a rare and very special achievement.