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Synopsis
With Quiet Chaos (Caos calma), acclaimed Italian helmer Nanni Moretti steps away from his standard directorial role to essay the lead and co-author the script in a gentle psychological drama directed by Antonello Grimaldi. Moretti stars as Pietro, a film executive whose life takes an irreversible and devastating turn one fateful morning. During a trip to the beach with his brother, Pietro's path intersects with that of a woman, Eleonora (Isabella Ferrari) who is drowning in the ocean; horrified, Pietro rushes in to save her. He subsequently returns home only to discover that his wife, Lara, just died in a nasty falling accident; devastated to the core, this nascent widower must make the necessary psychological accommodations to adjust to life as a single parent, with sole responsibility for raising his ten-year-old daughter Claudia (Blu Yoshimi). Almost instinctively, as a reaction to Lara's death, Pietro opts to sit and wait for his daughter to finish school each day (in a park across from the school), in lieu of abandoning her to his own priorities and commitments. This means that the fellow's colleagues in the film industry must, by necessity, come to do business with him in the park. Through it all, Pietro remains silently dumbfounded that the tragedy itself hasn't shaken him more, that the grief (the "quiet chaos" of the title) is subtly agonizing instead of grossly traumatizing and debilitating. Nevertheless, he ultimately begins to approach a full realization and acceptance of his loss, and gains an enhanced awareness of himself and others from the potentially crippling events thrust into his path. Valeria Golino (Rain Man) co-stars; Roman Polanski lends a cameo as one of Pietro's industry colleagues. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Cast

Antonella Attili Gloria
Alessandro Gassman Carlo
Hippolyte Girardot Jean Claude
Valeria Golino Marta
Roberto Nobile Taramanni
Silvio Orlando Samuele
Nanni Moretti Pietro
Nanni Moretti Pietro Paladini
Roman Polanski Steiner
Isabella Ferrari Eleonora
Isabella Ferrari Eleonora Simoncini
Charles Berling Boesson
Denis Podalydès Thierry
Babak Karimi Mario
Sara D'Amario Francesca
Tatiana Lepore Matteo's mother
Manuela Morabito Maria Grazia
Alba Rohrwacher Annalisa
Kasia Smutniak Jolanda
Blu Yoshimi Claudia
Blu Yoshimi Claudia Paladini
Babak Karim
Beatrice Bruschi Benedetta
Cloris Brosca psychotherapist
Stefano Guglielmi Matteo

Production Crew

Giada Calabria Art Director
Sandro Veronesi Book Author
Annamaria Sambucco Casting
Laura Muccino Casting
Alessandro Pesci Cinematographer
Paolo Buonvino Composer (Music Score)
Alexandra Toesca Costume Designer
Antonello Grimaldi Director
Angelo Nicolini Editor
Eric Abraham Executive Producer
Loredana Conte First Assistant Director
Domenico Procacci Producer
Giada Calabria Production Designer
Francesco Cucinelli Re-Recording Mixer
Francesco Piccolo Screenwriter
Laura Paolucci Screenwriter
Nanni Moretti Screenwriter
Gaetano Carito Sound Recordist
Francesco Cucinelli Sound/Sound Designer
Gaetano Carito Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2009
Runtime: 112
Country: Italy
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature


Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Fandango Productrion
Phoenix Film Investment
Portobello Pictures
RAI Cinema

Release
June 26, 2009 (USA - Limited)
by A 01
IFC Films

Awards
2008 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Tribeca Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2009 - Film Presented - Seattle International Film Festival