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- 2002
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 39 m
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.
Directed By: Nanni Moretti
Written By: Linda Ferri, Heidrun Schleef, Nanni Moretti
- 2002
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 39 m
The Son's Room
73
7.5
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.
Directed By: Nanni Moretti
Written By: Linda Ferri, Heidrun Schleef, Nanni Moretti
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
73
82% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
15% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
73
82% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
15% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Moretti gives us something different but very important. He shows us how life goes on.
With tender skill, Moretti illuminates Samuel Beckett's phrase "I can't go on -- I'll go on."
This is a superior motion picture -- an example of the pleasant surprise that can result when a skilled director departs from his usual style. By daring to be honest and unsparing, The Son's Room is meaningful.
Moretti's performance is low-key but detailed. He makes the psychiatrist a fascinating guy, rather austere and restrained, a Northern Italian, not an expressive Neapolitan.
The Son's Room is the anti-"In the Bedroom." I mean that as a compliment.
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.
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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.5
82% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
12% Mixed
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6% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.5
82% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
12% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
6% Negative
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Production Company
Sacher Film,
Bac Films,
StudioCanal,
Rai Cinema,
Tele+
Release Date Jan 25, 2002
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
Genres
Awards
David di Donatello Awards
• 3 Wins & 12 Nominations
Golden Ciak Awards
• 5 Wins & 9 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
