Moretti gives a complex performance as a decent man suddenly thrown into crisis, ably supported by the rest of the magnificent cast.
Both funny and moving, this subtle and tender film was a huge and deserved hit in Italy.
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He has worked as both a television and cinema director and his films have been widely shown in festivals around the world.
1988 NULLA CI PUO’ FERMARE
1996 IL CIELO È SEMPRE PIÙ BLU (Bits and Pieces)
1999 ASINI
2001 UN DELITTO IMPOSSIBILE (An Impossible Crime)
2004 LA MOGLIE CINESE TV Mini-series
2008 QUIET CHAOS (Caos Calmo)
| Directed by |
............ | ANTONELLO GRIMALDI |
| Written by |
............ | NANNI MORETTI, LAURA PAOLUCCI, FRANCESCO PICCOLO |
| Casting |
............ | LAURA MUCCINO, ANNAMARIA SAMBUCCO |
| Assistant Director |
............ | LOREDANA CONTE |
| Costume Designer |
............ | ALEXANDRA TOESCA |
| Production Designer |
............ | GIADA CALABRIA |
| Sound Director | ............ | GAETANO CARITO |
| Music |
............ | PAOLO BUONVINO |
| Director of Photography | ............ | ALESSANDRO PESCI |
| Editing |
............ | ANGELO NICOLINI |
| Make-up |
............ | GIANFRANCO MECACCI |
| Production Manager |
............ | ROBERTO LEONE |
| Production Supervisor |
............ | CLAUDIO ZAMPETTI |
| Line Producer |
............ | GIANLUCA LEURINI |
| Creative Producer |
............ | LAURA PAOLUCCI |
| Executive Producer |
............ | ERIC ABRAHAM |
| Produced by |
............ | DOMENICO PROCACCI |
A Fandango production in collaboration with RAI Cinema in association with Portobello Pictures and Phoenix Film Investment
Produced with the support of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities (Ministero per I Beni Culturali e Ambientali – Dipartimento Spettacolo)
COLOUR - 112 mins - 1.85 - 2008 - ITALY
Cast
| Pietro Paladini | NANNI MORETTI |
| Marta | VALERIA GOLINO |
| Eleonora Simoncini | ISABELLA FERRARI |
| Carlo | ALESSANDRO GASSMAN |
| Claudia | BLU YOSHIMI |
| Jean-Claude | HIPPOLYTE GIRARDOT |
| Jolanda | KASIA SMUTNIAK |
| Thierry | DENIS PODALYDÈS |
| Boesson | CHARLES BERLING |
| Samuele | SILVIO ORLANDO |
| Annalisa | ALBA ROHRWACHER |
| And with: | |
| MANUELA MORABITO | |
| ROBERTO NOBILE | |
| BABAK KARIM | |
| BEATRICE BRUSCHI | |
| ANTONELLA ATTILI | |
| SARA D’AMARIO | |
| CLORIS BROSCA | |
| TATIANA LEPORE | |
| STEFANO GUGLIELMI | |
| ANNA GIGANTE | |
| VALENTINA CARNELUTTI | |
| NESTOR SAIED | |
| DINA BRASCHI | |
| UGO DE CESARE | |
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'Quietly alluring'
Jonathan Romney, Sight and Sound
★★★★
Kevin Maher, The Times
★★★
Empire
★★★
'Italian film maestro stars…Moretti’s low-key grief casts an affecting spell'
Sukhdev Sandhu, Daily Telegraph
★★★★
'A warm, beguiling, human drama…very engaging'
Allan Hunter, Daily Express
★★★
'Nanni Moretti on fine form…this is a slow-burning, very well acted film'
Karl French Financial Times
★★★
'This slow-burning emotional Italian drama… Moretti gives a fine performance'
Derek Malcom Evening Standard
★★★
'Striking and funny moments – and Moretti’s immensely charming, reassuring presence'
Robert Hanks, The Independent
★★★★
Pick of the week
'The Italian Woody Allen, Euro-fave Nanni Moretti…warm, sensitive and thoughtful'
Metro
'I enjoyed this film'
Philip French, The Observer
'Intelligent and elegantly directed'
Jonathan Romney, Independent on Sunday
★★★★
'Moretti – a warm and endearing presence'
'A tender film about love, fatherhood and grief made with considerable skill'
Jason Solomons, The Daily Mail