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NUMBERS
Box Office: $737,565
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CONSENSUS
The Son's Room is a moving and contemplative study of grief.
CAST & CREW
Nanni Moretti, Jasmine Trinca, Guiseppe Sanfelice
Directed by Nanni Moretti
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SYNOPSIS
Nanni Moretti's extraordinary drama THE SON'S ROOM, which won the Palme D'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, tells the harrowing story of a once tight-knit, happy family having to come to terms with a devastating loss and get on with their lives. more...
MPAA RATING
R, language and some sexuality
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jan 25, 2002
Video: Oct 8, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Miramax Films
GENRE
Dramas, Tragedy, Doctors, Family (General), Italy, Fathers And Sons
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official The Son's Room Site
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PARENTS EVALUATION
TRAILER & MEDIA
TIDBITS
NEWS ARTICLES
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SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "Happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and doesn't pummel us with phony imagery or music."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"A moving and weighty depiction of one family's attempts to heal after the death of a child."
-- Rod Armstrong, REEL.COM
"Chances are, if you were impressed by In the Bedroom, you'll be even more taken by Moretti's wrenching little film."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"Ranks with such films as In the Bedroom, Ordinary People, and Terms of Endearment in the sensitivity with which it observes the effect a child's death on the remaining members of the family."
-- Marjorie Baumgarten, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
 "Moretti plays Giovanni, a psychiatrist who predictably finds it difficult to sustain interest in his profession after the family tragedy. Too predictably, in fact."
-- Kevin John Bozelka, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
"the "too-scripted" pieces about weighty topics in La Stanzo del figlio begin to take on the hue and cry of self-satisfaction.
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-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"While not as aggressively impressive as its American counterpart, "In the Bedroom," Moretti's film makes its own, quieter observations"
-- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
"The feelings it expresses hold an undeniable sense of truth and are therefore not easily dismissed.
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-- Michael Dequina, MR. BROWN'S MOVIES
"Occasionally melodramatic, it's also extremely effective."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"More maudlin than sharp."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE
"I certainly found its depiction of a family affected by grief far more believable and effective than the strident dish-breaking, breast-beating of In the Bedroom."
-- Ken Hanke, MOUNTAIN XPRESS (ASHEVILLE, NC)
"This is a film brimming with detail and nuance and one that speaks volumes about the ability of the human spirit to find solace in events that could easily crush it forever."
-- Louis B. Hobson, JAM! MOVIES
"Ultimately the project comes across as clinical, detached, uninvolving, possibly prompting audience members to wonder, 'What's the point?'"
-- Harvey S. Karten, COMPUSERVE
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"Often melancholy in tone, but it ends on a hopeful note that makes the emotionally charged trip worth the ride."
-- Philip Booth, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"Moretti's compelling anatomy of grief and the difficult process of adapting to loss."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
"...tells its story of
grief with efficiency but not with a great deal of heart."
-- Robin Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
"It's one of the saddest films I have ever seen that still manages to be uplifting but not overly sentimental."
-- Ryan Cracknell, APOLLO GUIDE
"This is not an easy film. But it could be, by its art and heart, a necessary one."
-- David Elliott, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
"While events have necessarily changed perspectives on the film, it maintains a gentle, respectful sensibility."
-- Cynthia Fuchs, PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER
"Captures a more realistic depiction of the effects of death on a family."
-- Rachel Gordon, FILMCRITIC.COM
"Your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make."
-- Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS
"The nondescript characters and straightforward narrative contribute to an unusually clinical experience."
-- Andrew Howe, FILM WRITTEN MAGAZINE
"The drama is played out with such aching beauty and truth that it brings tears to your eyes."
-- Bruce Kirkland, JAM! MOVIES
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"Without unduly twisting our emotions or making any demands on our tear ducts, one of the world's most fluent filmmakers comes to terms with the 'divine and terrible radiance' of grief."
-- Bill Gallo, NEW TIMES
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FRESH 88%
Avg. Rating: 8.1/10 |
"By daring to be honest and unsparing, The Son's Room is meaningful."
-- James Berardinelli, JAMES BERARDINELLI'S REELVIEWS
"It's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as The Son's Room."
-- Charles Ealy, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Sometimes in a quite ordinary way a director can reach out and touch us."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"The Son's Room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos."
-- Chris Fujiwara, BOSTON GLOBE
"Moretti ... is the rare common-man artist who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"while the topic has grown heavier here, [Moretti's] touch has not, and that disparity is precisely what gives the film its sustained poignancy."
-- Rick Groen, GLOBE AND MAIL
"A movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing Muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms."
-- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
"A hushed contemplation of the kind of senseless, all-too-frequent tragedy that leaves the survivors reeling and speechless."
-- Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
"A deceivingly simple film, one that grows in power in retrospect."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
"Surprisingly powerful and universal."
-- Desson Howe, WASHINGTON POST
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"A gentle, compassionate drama about grief and healing."
-- Jim Lane, SACRAMENTO NEWS & REVIEW
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