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Availability: In Stock - This is normally a Special Order item, but it is currently in stock. AKA: La Stanza Del Figlio Literally Translated Title: The Room Of The Son Director: Nanni Moretti Producer: Angelo Barbagallo  ||  Nanni Moretti Released: 2001 [Italy] Genre: Drama Keywords:  Athlete / Sports || Boat / Ship / Submarine || Child / Children || Crash / Accident || Death / Dying || Depression || Doctor || Europe || Family / Siblings || Flashbacks / Flash Forward || France / French || Italy / Italian || Parents / Parenting || Relationship(s) || Student(s) || Suspended

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HKFlix Says:	A touching and tastefully-directed film, it is also one of the very few ever made that portrays therapy and therapists in a somewhat realistic and empathetic manner. An unforgettable and moving film.
Avg. Rating:	4.3 / 5 (based on 2 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Giovanni is a psychiatrist living an idyllic life in a seaside town with his wife and his two intelligent children. They are a comfortable and close-knit family, but their tranquility is shattered when son Andrea is killed in a freak diving accident.
Overview:	Winner of the prestigious Golden Palm and FIPPESCI Award at the 2001 Cannes Festival and Italy's official submission in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the Academy Awards, The Son's Room is an examination of how families deal with grief in the aftermath of the loss of a loved one. Nanni Moretti, who also directed and co-wrote the film, stars as a Giovanni, psychiatrist living an idyllic life in an Italian seaside town with his wife and his two intelligent children. They are a comfortable and close-knit family, but suddenly their tranquility is shattered when son Andrea is killed in a freak diving accident. Unable to properly treat patients, Giovanni quits practicing and his wife withdraws into herself. Also affected by grief, his daughter begins to have trouble with her performance in school. When the family discovers a letter sent to Andrea by an unknown girl, they arrange to meet her in the hope that they can heal.
Cast:	Nanni Moretti  ||  Laura Morante  ||  jasmine Trinca  ||  Giuseppe Sanfelice  ||  Stefano Abbati  ||  Stefano Accorsi  ||  Toni Bertorelli  ||  Dario Cantarelli  ||  Eleonora Danco  ||  Claudia Della Seta  ||  Luisa De Santis  ||  Silvio Orlando  ||  Sofia Vigliar  ||  Renato Scarpa  ||  Roberto Nobile (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	100 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Italian (Dolby Digital) French (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Miramax  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	IIB - "Adult Material; Parental Guidance Recommended" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "R") Films rated Category IIB contain large amounts of violence and/or nudity and sexual situations in addition to possible explicit language and adult situations.
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Trailers DVD-9