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Kaos

  • 19841984
  • RR
  • 3h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
3K
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Kaos (1984)
ComedyDramaRomance
Five stories by Luigi Pirandello set in turn-of-the-century Italy.Five stories by Luigi Pirandello set in turn-of-the-century Italy.Five stories by Luigi Pirandello set in turn-of-the-century Italy.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
3K
YOUR RATING
    • Paolo Taviani
    • Vittorio Taviani
  • Writers
    • Luigi Pirandello(stories)
    • Paolo Taviani(screenplay)
    • Vittorio Taviani(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margarita Lozano
    • Orazio Torrisi
    • Carlo Cartier
    • Paolo Taviani
    • Vittorio Taviani
  • Writers
    • Luigi Pirandello(stories)
    • Paolo Taviani(screenplay)
    • Vittorio Taviani(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margarita Lozano
    • Orazio Torrisi
    • Carlo Cartier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Kaos (1984)
    Kaos (1984)
    Padre Padrone (1977)
    Claudio Bigagli and Enrica Maria Modugno in Kaos (1984)
    Kaos (1984)
    Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia in Kaos (1984)
    Claudio Bigagli in Kaos (1984)
    Enrica Maria Modugno in Kaos (1984)
    Claudio Bigagli in Kaos (1984)
    Enrica Maria Modugno in Kaos (1984)
    Claudio Bigagli in Kaos (1984)
    Enrica Maria Modugno in Kaos (1984)

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    Margarita Lozano
    Margarita Lozano
    • Mariagrazia (segment "L'altro figlio")
    Orazio Torrisi
    • Comizzi (segment "L'altro figlio")
    Carlo Cartier
    • Il giovane dottore (segment "L'altro figlio")
    Biagio Barone
    • Salvatore (segment "Requiem")
    Laura Mollica
    • La ragazza…
    Salvatore Rossi
    • Il patriarca (segments "L'altro figlio" and "Requiem")
    Franco Scaldati
    • Don Sarso (segment "Requiem")
    Pasquale Spadola
    • Il barone (segment "Requiem")
    Claudio Bigagli
    Claudio Bigagli
    • Batà (segment "Mal di luna")
    Massimo Bonetti
    • Saro (segments "Mal di luna" and "Colloquio con la madre")
    Enrica Maria Modugno
    Enrica Maria Modugno
    • Sidora (segment "Mal di luna")
    Anna Malvica
    • La madre (segment "Mal di luna")
    Regina Bianchi
    • Madre di Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
    • (as Régina Bianchi)
    Laura De Marchi
    Laura De Marchi
    • Nonna di Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
    Giovanna Taviani
    • Madre di Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
    Valentina Taviani
    • Zia di Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
    Giuliano Taviani
    Giuliano Taviani
    • Zio di Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
    Omero Antonutti
    Omero Antonutti
    • Luigi Pirandello (segment "Colloquio con la madre")
      • Paolo Taviani
      • Vittorio Taviani
    • Writers
      • Luigi Pirandello(stories)
      • Paolo Taviani(screenplay)
      • Vittorio Taviani(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The title of the movie comes from a quote of Luigi Pirandello, the author of the book the movies is based on. Pirandello used to say to be a "son of chaos", since he was born in Càvusu, a small village, whose name came from the Greek "Kàos", "chaos".
    • Quotes

      Batà: Madonna! Help me! I am dying! I am dying!

    • Alternate versions
      Theatrical release in Italy did not include the segment "Requiem".
    • Connections
      Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Arietta 'L'ho perduta'
      from opera "Le nozze di Figaro"

      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    User reviews20

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    Review
    Featured review
    A crow hovers above, with a bell around it's neck.
    "Kaos" (Italian, 1984): Told are five stories, separate but woven together by location (an incredible, ancient, crumbling, sun bleached land) and other unique poetic devices. They are told over 188 minutes. I suggest a short break after each story. They are all unique. Each has separate value, and is worth absorbing. Directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani. These unsentimental folk tales are loaded with humanity's weakness, strength, silliness, pettiness, and plenty of important symbolic lessons ALWAYS worth chewing on. When our Old People aren't there to pass along these lessons, at least we have the film makers. The screen is our fire. The seats are our logs. The film team is our story teller. The darkened room is our night.
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    • Jun 28, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1986 (United States)
      • Italy
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Chiaramonte Gulfi, Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Filmtre
      • Rai 1
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    Technical specs

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    • 3 hours 7 minutes
      • Mono

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