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73 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

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  • Starring: Laura Morante, Nanni Moretti
  • Summary: An Italian psychoanalyst and his family must overcome their grief following the death of their son in a freak diving accident that changes their lives forever.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Moretti gives us something different but very important. He shows us how life goes on.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    60
    Veering on the maudlin, the film ultimately succeeds by striking a universal chord on the subject of inconsolable loss. It's a stirring, humane testament from a surprising source.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    The film portrays a family undone by grief over the death of a loved one; that, in any event, is its plot synopsis. More accurately, the film is a wallow of authorial narcissism, and a tedious, unrelenting, uninteresting wallow at that.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. JMc
    10
    I rented The Son's Room again the other day, after many years. I was stunned by the understated emotional wallop it packed. That final scene is the most haunting damn thing. I can't get it out of my mind. I'm going to the shops now to see if I can buy the DVD.… Expand
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