Quiet Chaos

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Quiet Chaos

2009,

1h 45m,

Drama/

Romance

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78%

37 Reviews

Tomatometer

66%

2,500+ Ratings

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78%

Tomatometer

37 Reviews

66%

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2,500+ Ratings

Aging entertainment industry executive Pietro Paladini (Nanni Moretti) returns from a trip to the beach with his brother, Carlo (Alessandro Gassman), to find his wife dead. Stunned when his young daughter, Claudia (Blu Di Martino), implies that, had he been at home, her mother would have survived, Paladini renews his dedication to raising his daughter. But, when he begins neglecting his job in favor of daily residence on a park bench outside of Claudia's school, trouble follows.

Critics Consensus

An understated and thoughtful insight into grief and despair, with a stellar turn from Nanni Moretti.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Jul 22, 2009

C

[Nanni] Moretti makes this 'study' in despair a naggingly neutral, at times borderline coy experience.

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Andrew Schenker

Slant Magazine

Jun 29, 2009

2/4

Grief has rarely felt quite so empty as it does in Quiet Chaos.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Jun 26, 2009

2/4

Moretti gives his usual excellent performance. But the script throws in too many other elements while it should be concentrating on the father-daughter relationship.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Nov 20, 2020

Perceptive and moving.

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Martin Tsai

Critic's Notebook

Oct 7, 2015

There are moments of truth in "Quiet Chaos," such as when Pietro resorts to recreational drugs and rough sex, but those moments are far too few and much too far between.

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Draco L

Oct 10, 2018

È bello quando il titolo del film, coincide con la review. Grazie Nanni.

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Antonio Luigi Grimaldi

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Nanni Moretti

Pietro Paladini

Valeria Golino

Marta

Alessandro Gassmann

Carlo

Isabella Ferrari

Eleonora Simoncini

Silvio Orlando

Samuele

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Synopsis

Aging entertainment industry executive Pietro Paladini (Nanni Moretti) returns from a trip to the beach with his brother, Carlo (Alessandro Gassman), to find his wife dead. Stunned when his young daughter, Claudia (Blu Di Martino), implies that, had he been at home, her mother would have survived, Paladini renews his dedication to raising his daughter. But, when he begins neglecting his job in favor of daily residence on a park bench outside of Claudia's school, trouble follows.

Director: Antonio Luigi Grimaldi
Producer: Gianluca Leurini, Domenico Procacci
Screenwriter: Nanni Moretti, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Fandango, RAI Cinema
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2009, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Jan 26, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1K
Runtime: 1h 45m

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