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Quiet Chaos

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Aging entertainment industry executive Pietro Paladini (Nanni Moretti) returns from a trip to the beach with his brother, Carlo (Alessandro Gassman), to find his wife dead. Stunned when his young daughter, Claudia (Blu Di Martino), implies that, had he been at home, her mother would have survived, Paladini renews his dedication to raising his daughter. But, when he begins neglecting his job in favor of daily residence on a park bench outside of Claudia's school, trouble follows.
Quiet Chaos

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Critics Consensus

An understated and thoughtful insight into grief and despair, with a stellar turn from Nanni Moretti.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 07/22/2009
C
[Nanni] Moretti makes this 'study' in despair a naggingly neutral, at times borderline coy experience. Go to Full Review
Andrew Schenker Slant Magazine 06/29/2009
2/4
Grief has rarely felt quite so empty as it does in Quiet Chaos. Go to Full Review
V.A. Musetto New York Post 06/26/2009
2/4
Moretti gives his usual excellent performance. But the script throws in too many other elements while it should be concentrating on the father-daughter relationship. Go to Full Review
Jason Best Movie Talk 11/20/2020
Perceptive and moving. Go to Full Review
Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook 10/07/2015
There are moments of truth in "Quiet Chaos," such as when Pietro resorts to recreational drugs and rough sex, but those moments are far too few and much too far between. Go to Full Review
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Dave S 11/13/2024 Pietro (Nanni Moretti), a recent widower and dedicated business executive, is suffering. Pushing his own response to his wife’s death to the side, he focuses his attention on the well-being of his young daughter, resorting to sitting on a park bench outside her school in order to protect her, forcing all those important to him to interact with him outside the schoolyard. The premise of Quiet Chaos is interesting, dealing with the grieving process, life priorities, and the intense suffering that comes with loss. While it is certainly worth checking out, it is hampered by too much attention given to a secondary storyline involving a business merger that Pietro is entangled in and a score and soundtrack that is so soppy that it's hard to ignore, proving that silence is sometimes golden. Quiet Chaos is a good movie, but you can’t help but feel that it should have been a great movie. See more nefasto r @Nefasto 10/10/2018 È bello quando il titolo del film, coincide con la review. Grazie Nanni. See more 12/26/2013 A Heartfelt Slice of Life Film... See more 05/29/2013 Excellent cast and acting, but parts of the story seemed contrived and not always making sense. See more 02/26/2013 Interesting premise, draggy production. See more 05/02/2012 O enredo mostra uma outra forma de passar pelo luto. Filme suave e simples, quase delicado. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Aging entertainment industry executive Pietro Paladini (Nanni Moretti) returns from a trip to the beach with his brother, Carlo (Alessandro Gassman), to find his wife dead. Stunned when his young daughter, Claudia (Blu Di Martino), implies that, had he been at home, her mother would have survived, Paladini renews his dedication to raising his daughter. But, when he begins neglecting his job in favor of daily residence on a park bench outside of Claudia's school, trouble follows.
Director
Antonio Luigi Grimaldi
Producer
Gianluca Leurini, Domenico Procacci
Screenwriter
Nanni Moretti, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Fandango, RAI Cinema
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 2009, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 26, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.1K
Runtime
1h 45m