Quiet Chaos

2008 1h 48m IT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 203

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Pietro is a successful businessman with a wife and a daughter. One day he helps his brother save two women from drowning at the beach. When he returns home he finds that his wife has died. Now Pietro has to take care of his daughter, Claudia. When he drives her to school soon after, he decides to wait for her all day in front of the school, and soon that's what he does every day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nanni Moretti
Pietro Paladini
Alessandro Gassmann
Carlo
Valeria Golino
Marta
Isabella Ferrari
Eleonora Simonicini
Blu Yoshimi
Claudia
Hippolyte Girardot
Jean Claude
Kasia Smutniak
Jolanda
Denis Podalydès
Thierry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antonello Grimaldi
Writers: Nanni Moretti, Laura Paolucci, Francesco Piccolo
Languages: Italian, French, English
Countries: Italy, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Antonello Grimaldi, shot by Alessandro Pesci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paolo Buonvino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Angelo Nicolini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nanni Moretti and Alessandro Gassmann and Valeria Golino carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0929412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Antonello Grimaldi directs. Alessandro Pesci behind the camera. Paolo Buonvino scores. Angelo Nicolini cuts. Produced in Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Italian, French, English.

Trivia

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1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Italy, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Antonello Grimaldi, shot by Alessandro Pesci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Paolo Buonvino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Angelo Nicolini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nanni Moretti and Alessandro Gassmann and Valeria Golino carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0929412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.