Quiet Chaos (2008)

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

16 wins & 33 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nanni Moretti	...	Pietro Paladini
Valeria Golino	...	Marta
Isabella Ferrari	...	Eleonora Simoncini
Alessandro Gassmann	...	Carlo Paladini (as Alessandro Gassman)
Blu Yoshimi	...	Claudia Paladini
Hippolyte Girardot	...	Jean Claude
Kasia Smutniak	...	Jolanda
Denis Podalydès	...	Thierry
Charles Berling	...	Boesson
Silvio Orlando	...	Samuele
Roman Polanski	...	Steiner
Sara D'Amario	...	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:

brother | school | bereavement | italian | businessman | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Isabella has claimed the sex in this movie was unsimulated, real sex.

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Goofs

In the park, Marta throws a water bottle in his shirt Pietro. In the next scene, the shirt is dry.

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Connections

References The Wild (2006)

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Soundtracks

Pyramid Song
Written by Thom Yorke (as T. Yorke), Jonny Greenwood (as J. Greenwood), Ed O'Brien (as E. O'Brien) Phil Selway (as P. Selway) and Colin Greenwood (as C. Greenwood)
Performed by Radiohead

User Reviews

Title says it all

Title of the movie that is. There's always bad things happening to people and I'm pretty sure, that you as a reader have experienced grief and loss in your life. Some talk about the yin and the yang of life (let's just say that I personally do also believe in that ... believe).

The title character is portrayed wonderfully by an apparently popular Italian actor. I've seen him before, but I'm not as aware of his biography as other reviewers here. Maybe that makes me more open to his performance, I can't say that for sure. But since this is a character piece/movie it does help that the main actor is as good as he is. Of course the support cast, does help him a lot too.

Since this movie is all about feelings, it's only normal that near the end there is an "explosion" of emotion ... it's also normal, that some of the female audience members were bedazzled (in a bad way) by that particular scene. And the end is just ... normal. But then again, that's life for you (and me) ...

Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [France] Official site [Italy]

Country:

Italy UK

Language:

Italian French English

Release Date:

26 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caos Calmo

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,190, 28 June 2009

Gross USA:

$11,434

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,326,121

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fandango, Phoenix Film Investments, Rai Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1