In a small town in northern Italy, Giovanni, a psychoanalyst, leads a peaceful life surrounded by his wife and two teenagers. One Sunday morning, Giovanni received an urgent call from a patient. He cannot run with his son Andrea, as he suggested. Andrea goes diving with her friends. He won’t come back…
That pitch is the moving drama The Son’s Room, directed by Nani Moretti, a big name in Italian cinema. This feature film about mourning, released in theaters in 2001, is simple, fair, sensitive and very delicate, a must-see. Without wallowing in pathos, this Palme d’Or touches the heart and leaves no one unscathed.
“In this film, what I had to say immediately was this pain, the death of a loved one, how loved ones react differently to this death”says Transalpine film director in an interview with Jean A. Gillis.
“I felt the need to bring this story to life, I’ve never felt the feeling of a movie like it had never happened to me.
with son’s room, Nani Moretti, who slips into the shoes of a psychoanalyst for the occasion and thus joins the list of great TV and film cuts, just signs off on a very big movie. The press was not wrong, awarding this masterpiece a flattering average rating of 4.4 out of 5. Quickly (re)discover.
Tonight at Arte at 20:55.
Trailer for “Towards a Brighter Future”, Nani Moretti’s excellent latest film:
Source: Allocine
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