Quiet Chaos

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Quiet Chaos

Released Jun 26, 2009

1h 45m

Drama

Romance

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

[Nanni] Moretti makes this 'study' in despair a naggingly neutral, at times borderline coy experience.

Rated: C

Jul 22, 2009

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Andrew Schenker

Slant Magazine

Grief has rarely felt quite so empty as it does in Quiet Chaos.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 29, 2009

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Perceptive and moving.

Nov 20, 2020

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Martin Tsai

Critic's Notebook

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.

Oct 7, 2015

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

Quiet Chaos jerkily shifts tones, from oddly comic ... to blunt. And by blunt I mean an indiscreet, in-your-face sex scene that turns the viewer from observer to pervy voyeur.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 26, 2009

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Dave S

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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nefasto r

È bello quando il titolo del film, coincide con la review. Grazie Nanni.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A Heartfelt Slice of Life Film...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Excellent cast and acting, but parts of the story seemed contrived and not always making sense.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Interesting premise, draggy production.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

O enredo mostra uma outra forma de passar pelo luto. Filme suave e simples, quase delicado.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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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