Quiet Chaos DVD, 2008

aka Caos Calmo

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MovieMail's Review

In spite of its heavy subject matter – a widowed father tries to cope after the sudden death of his wife – the refreshingly quirky tone of Quiet Chaos puts it into another league from standard portentous dramas dealing with familial grief. Recalling his role in the self-directed The Son’s Room, Nanni Moretti stars as Pietro, who rescues a woman from drowning at the beach but, in a cruel stroke of irony, returns to find his wife has died in his absence. Neither he nor his daughter (a lovely debut from Blu Di Martino) seem able to grieve, and both enter a new phase of their lives.

Co-writer Moretti is excellent as the complex protagonist. In spite of Pietro’s ostensible lack of anguish, he becomes fiercely protective of his daughter, and their scenes together are deeply moving, as are the scenes in which Pietro encounters an array of people in the park as he waits outside his daughter’s school every day. The last five minutes are entrancing, as plot threads and motifs combine to create an exhilarating ending. All this, and a cameo from Roman Polanski too!

Alex Davidson on 30th January 2009
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Film Information

Director - Antonio Luigi Grimaldi

Produced - 2008

Main Language - Italian/French with English subtitles

Countries & Regions - European Film, Italian Film, British Film

Cast - Hippolyte Girardot, Nanni Moretti, Valeria Golino, Roberto Nobile, Alessandro Gassman, Isabella Ferrari

DVD Details

Certificate:	15	Publisher:	New Wave Films	Region:	2
Length:	105 mins	Cat No:	NW002
Format:	DVD Colour

Film Description

A gentle, slice-of-life drama from writer Nanni Moretti and director Antonello Grimaldi, based on the novel by Sandro Veronesi, about how a man learns to cope with bereavement. While visiting the beach one morning, film executive Pietro Paladini (Moretti) jumps into the waves to save Eleonora from drowning. When he returns home, Pietro finds out the devastating news that his wife Lara has died after suffering a fall. Now a lone parent responsible for his 10-year-old daughter Claudia, Pietro has to make the necessary adjusments to his private and professional lives. Realising that his daughter's needs come first, Pietro waits outside her school every day for Claudia to finish, pushing his own work priorities to the back of the queue, making his colleagues visit him at the school gates if they want to do business. As time moves on, Pietro gradually comes to terms with his loss, gaining a greater understanding and appreciation of both himself and those around him.