La stanza del figlio (2001)

A psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba diving accident.

Director:

Nanni Moretti

Writers:

Nanni Moretti (story), Linda Ferri (screenplay)

Stars:

Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Jasmine Trinca

16 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nanni Moretti	...	Giovanni Sermonti
Laura Morante	...	Paola Sermonti
Jasmine Trinca	...	Irene Sermonti
Giuseppe Sanfelice	...	Andrea Sermonti
Stefano Abbati	...	Patient
Stefano Accorsi	...	Tommaso - a Patient
Toni Bertorelli	...	Patient
Dario Cantarelli	...	Patient
Eleonora Danco	...	Patient
Claudia Della Seta	...	Raffaella - a Patient
Luisa De Santis	...	Patient
Silvio Orlando	...	Oscar - a Patient
Sofia Vigliar	...	Arianna
Renato Scarpa	...	Headmaster
Roberto Nobile	...	Priest

Storyline

Giovanni is a successful psychoanalyst who has to put up with the seemingly endless string of trivial details his patients ramble on about. Yet his family provides a loving and steadfast foundation for his life that can even survive a problem like their son, Andrea, being accused of stealing a rare fossil in school. That foundation is profoundly rocked when Andrea dies in a scuba diving accident. Although the usual arrangements run smoothly, the emotional harm is profound. Giovanni begins to obsessively dwell on the missed chances he had with his son that might have saved his life, even blaming his patients. In addition , his wife is inconsolable and his daughter is becoming anti social in their loss. In the midst of this turmoil, a secret of their son's life is revealed that provides healing in a way they never anticipated.

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Plot Keywords:

scuba diving | psychoanalyst | running | loss of son | psychoanalysis | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian Latin

Release Date:

9 March 2001 (Italy)

Also Known As:

La habitación del hijo

Filming Locations:

Ancona, Marche, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,887, 27 January 2002, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,014,416, 16 June 2002

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sacher Film,Bac Films,StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Latin lines that crop up are from Lucretius' De rerum natura. The full passage reads as follows: "Haec sic pernosces parva perductus opella; namque alid ex alio clarescet nec tibi caeca nox iter eripiet, quin ultima naturai pervideas: ita res accendent lumina rebus. (Lucretius, De Rerum Natura I, 1114-1117) An (old-fashioned) English translation: "These points, if thou wilt ponder, Then, with but paltry trouble led along... For one thing after other will grow clear, Nor shall the blind night rob thee of the road, To hinder thy gaze on Nature's Farthest-forth. Thus things for things shall kindle torches new."

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Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

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Soundtracks

Insieme a te non ci sto più
Written by Paolo Conte (as P. Conte) & Vito Pallavicini (as V. Pallavicini)
Performed by Caterina Caselli
Ed. Musicali Sugar Music
Warner Fonit

User Reviews

Pretty bad

This is the first time I am posting on IMDb. Yep, that's how bad the movie was and seeing so many wonderful reviews on it made me compelled to write. The acting was really bad, stiff. Can you imagine paying this shrink for your sessions? I didn't believe any of these characters, except maybe some of the patients. Overall just a pretentious attempt. I want 99 minutes of my life back, so that I can play free cell or just anything even slightly more engaging than this movie. It absolutely cannot be compared with In the Bedroom, that's just in a different league. I love European movies, when the characters are REAL. Here the acting was stunningly flat and non-engaging.