A Quiet Life (2010)
"Una vita tranquilla" (original title)

The story of a man who murdered thirty-two people, gained power, and then got afraid because too many people wanted to kill him. One August morning, he disappeared. For fifteen years, ... See full summary »

Director:

Claudio Cupellini

Writers:

Filippo Gravino (story), Filippo Gravino (screenplay),

Stars:

Toni Servillo, Marco D'Amore, Francesco Di Leva

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Toni Servillo	...	Rosario Russo
Marco D'Amore	...	Diego
Francesco Di Leva	...	Edoardo
Juliane Köhler	...	Renate
Leonardo Sprengler	...	Mathias
Alice Dwyer	...	Doris
Maurizio Donadoni	...	Claudio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank M. Ahearn	...	Link
Micki Bertling	...	Friedlander
Ulrich Cyran	...	Halliday
Nick Dong-Sik	...	Bambu
Hans-Joachim Heist	...	Dr. Lohse
Joachim Kretzer	...	Michael Richter
Giovanni Ludeno	...	Enzino
Edoardo Melone	...	Capelli Corti

Storyline

The story of a man who murdered thirty-two people, gained power, and then got afraid because too many people wanted to kill him. One August morning, he disappeared. For fifteen years, everyone believed him dead. Instead, he was living in a little hotel near Frankfurt, with a wife and a young German son. Then, when the trains filled with waste departed from Naples, the past climbed on board. This is the story of a man who, while trying to kill a chestnut tree with a copper nail, was grabbed from behind by his past. And was forced to settle the score.

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Plot Keywords:

tree | topless female nudity | camorra | shot in the head | kidnapped child | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France Germany

Language:

Italian German Neapolitan English

Release Date:

5 November 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

A Quiet Life

Filming Locations:

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Acaba Produzioni, Babe Film, EOS Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"A quiet life"
Music by Teho Teardo
Lyrics by Blixa Bargeld
Performed by Blixa Bargeld in San Francisco, March 2010
Produced and Mixed by Teho Teardo
Courtesy of Universal Music

User Reviews

Ain't easy to change your life and the life of those you have affected before. Any way out ever?

Saw it with Jet lag, just because it was playing at the right time at the small indie theater next to where I stay in Paris (and I do not know how widely released in the US). Gripping to say the least. After all the bubble gum US movies of this past summer (2011), A Quiet Life came to me as a totally amazing surprise. With no cheap thrill, very little camera effects, the plot progresses so slowly but so intensely, revealing only bit by bit, and often quite subtly and obliquely,layers and layers of deep human drama. About the mafia yes. But about bad choices that seem reversible but... about deep relationship between father(s) and son(s), about estranged brothers, about loyalty, trust, resentment, appearances and deeply ingrained feelings, protection and self protection, and all types of love. The sociological background that raises (again subtly) questions around multi language/cultural environment, border crossing, immigration adds to the already complex psychological web, although I wonder if some of it may not be lost in translation (and in subtitles)-- For me: as deeply moving as the Godfather. Yes.