The Keys to the House

Name: The Keys to the House
Genre: Drama
Released: December 22, 2004
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Kim Rossi Stuart

2004

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: December 22, 2004 | PG

Starring: Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Kim Rossi Stuart

Summary: The story of a young father forging a relationship with his handicapped son, whom he meets for the first time as a teenager.

Director: Gianni Amelio

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG

Runtime: 105 min

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Outstanding, entirely unique father-son portrait. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Though "Keys" is not Amelio's best, it has an emotional power almost equal to anything he's done. Read full review

Kim Morgan

There is nothing obvious about this subtle yet powerfully subversive look into the emotional toll and confusion of dealing with a disabled child. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Kim Rossi Stuart gives an excellent performance. Read full review

Leslie Camhi

If the film's redemptive ending is a fairy tale, it's one we willingly embrace. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

The kind of quietly unassuming tear-jerker that works its way into your heart despite the occasional cries of protest emanating from your head. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The drama is hampered by a vague screenplay that takes its sweet time explaining the characters' past and never specifies the nature of the boy's palsy and apparent retardation. Read full review

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DanielW.

Jul 21, 2006

A superb blend of poignant with authentic. Throughout the film, I found myself trying to determine whether or not Paolo was truly handicapped or merely a wonderful actor (both being proven true), and (due to a common surname) wondering if Kim Rossi Stuart was indeed Paolo's real-life A superb blend of poignant with authentic. Throughout the film, I found myself trying to determine whether or not Paolo was truly handicapped or merely a wonderful actor (both being proven true), and (due to a common surname) wondering if Kim Rossi Stuart was indeed Paolo's real-life father (only pleasantly surprised to discover he was merely an actor). This film is not for the fainthearted or pursuers of maudlin sentimentality. Here is a reasonably hard-hitting film that bestows dignity to all families which must contend with lifelong (and often debilitating) disabilities.… Expand

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