Quiet Chaos (2008)
"Caos calmo" (original title)

A look at the strange bereavement behavior of an Italian executive. Based on a novel by Sandro Veronesi.

Director:

Antonello Grimaldi

Writers:

Sandro Veronesi (book), Nanni Moretti,

Stars:

Nanni Moretti, Valeria Golino, Isabella Ferrari

10 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nanni Moretti	...	Pietro Paladini
Valeria Golino	...	Marta
Isabella Ferrari	...	Eleonora Simoncini
Alessandro Gassman	...	Carlo Paladini
Blu Di Martino	...	Claudia Paladini (as Blu Yoshimi)
Hippolyte Girardot	...	Jean Claude
Kasia Smutniak	...	Jolanda
Denis Podalydès	...	Thierry
Charles Berling	...	Boesson
Silvio Orlando	...	Samuele
Roman Polanski	...	Steiner
Sara D'Amico	...	Francesca
Manuela Morabito	...	Maria Grazia
Roberto Nobile	...	Taramanni
Babak Karimi	...	Mario

Storyline

Pietro is a successful businessman with a wife and a daughter. One day he helps his brother save two women from drowning at the beach. When he returns home he finds that his wife has died. Now Pietro has to take care of his daughter, Claudia. When he drives her to school soon after, he decides to wait for her all day in front of the school, and soon that's what he does every day. He eats at the nearby café, gets to know the people who come by and follows from afar the fusion developments at work. Pietro's brother expects him to snap out of it, but who will snap first?

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Plot Keywords:

school | brother | businessman | italian | bereavement | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [fr] Official site [it]

Country:

Italy UK

Language:

Italian French English

Release Date:

26 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quiet Chaos

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,190 (USA) (26 June 2009)

Gross:

$10,060 (USA) (10 July 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fandango, Portobello Pictures, Phoenix Film Investments

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Isabella Ferrari nearly drowned in the first scene of the film.

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Goofs

Last scene, when the BMW starts to drive away, the camera is visible in the black car, parking next to the BMW.

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Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk"
Written and Performed by Rufus Wainwright

User Reviews

Quiet Chaos

Even only credited as the leading actor and co-writer of the film, actually I think Nanny Moretti is actually the man behind the curtain. Like THE SON'S ROOM (2001), instead of losing the son, this time it's the wife's turn, and another prominent change is that in CAOS CALMO the emotional level is subtler, submerged underneath the appearance. Which in one hand gives some mundane breath, in the other hand is on the verge of being boring.

At the beginning of the film, Nanny and his brother save two women (one is Isabella) and later find out that his wife has died of an accident, the coincidence conflicts between life and death is profound and utter, which gives a ridiculously authentic feeling.

The sex scene between Nanny and Isabella is a little bit awkward as all of us were in dead silence while watching it, Obviously Nanny is not Brad Pitt (maybe he is a little bit older now), or let's say Sam Washington (he is a hottie, right?), thus I have to say it is not pretty and rather long, I highly doubt the necessity of its existence, does it signify a way of atonement for his wife?

P.S. Roman Polanski's cameo is a surprise, the content of what they are talking inside the car is undistinguished, apparently it helps to begin a new journey for the miserable (maybe not) man and his lovely daughter.

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