The Son's Room

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The Son's Room ★★★ La Stanza del Figlio 2000

Giovanni (Moretti) is a psychiatrist in a provincial seaside town, with a wife, Paola (Morante), and two teenage children—Irene (Trinca) and Andrea (Sanfelice). Their average lives are suddenly shattered when Andrea dies in a diving accident. The family falls apart and begins to distance themselves from each other and their grief. By accident, Arianna (Vigliar), a casual girlfriend of Andrea's who doesn't know about his death, contacts the family and surprisingly becomes a link to help heal. Italian with subtitles. 99m/C VHS, DVD . IT FR Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Giuseppe Sanfelice, Jasmine Trinca, Stefano Accorsi, Sofia Vigliar, Silvio Orlando, Claudia Della Seta; D: Nanni Moretti; W: Nanni Moretti, Linda Ferri, Heidrun Schleef; C: Giuseppe Lanci; M: Nicola Piovani. Cannes '01: Film.

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