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A family living together in a small Northern Italian city: the parents are Giovanni and Paola and their two teenage children are Irene and Andrea. Giovanni is a psychoanalyst and in his office patients confide to him a long list of their neuroses and worries, in contrast to the calm of his own existence. Giovanni's life is regulated by a familiar pattern of routines and interests: walking, reading,... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 39 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 31, 2001 LA; February 1, 2002 LA/NY |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language and some sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,014,416 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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BBC, Jason Wood
"Profoundly melancholic but never self-pitying..." more...
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B+ |
Hollywood Reporter, Michael Rechtshaffen
"Some might find it consoling; others will dismiss it as clinically calculating." more...
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B- |
Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan
"...a measured, decorous, at times pat film that manages to be quietly moving because it touches on something real." more...
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A- |
New York Post, Lou Lumenick
"Despite pitch-perfect performances, the craft of Moretti's direction and his honorable intentions, The Son's Room was not especially moving." more...
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B- |
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