QUIET CHAOS

CAOS CALMO

Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian
Duration:	105 minutes
Distributor:	Sharmill Films
Director:	Antonio Luigi Grimaldi
Starring:	Nanni Moretti / Alessandro Gassman / Valeria Golino / Isabella Ferrari
Genre:	Drama

This simple and touching story of a man coping with the sudden death of his wife combines the star power of some of Italy’s and France’s finest actors with an elegant restraint.

Nanni Moretti plays Pietro Paladini, a successful TV executive whose wife drops dead in the garden, just as he and his brother (Alessandro Gassman) are saving two women from drowning at the beach. Left alone to care for his 10-year-old daughter, Pietro promises to wait for her outside the gate on her first day back at school.

One day turns into a week, then into months, as he sits on a park bench in front of the school, observing and getting to know the neighbourhood and passersby. His family and colleagues try to get him to return to work with no success and slowly the tables turn as people seek him out not to offer consolation but to ask his advice. The film is already a hit in Italy and has generated much debate.

What the Critics say!

“It is a tribute to Grimaldi’s subtle direction, an emotive pop score, amusing script and flawless acting that Quiet Chaos pulls off an original and complex study of the unpredictability of human reaction.”
Maxine Harfield – Cinemattraction

“Beautifully modulated, fluidly told film” Jay Weissberg – Variety.com

WINNER: Best Supporting Actor (Alessandro Gassman) – David di Donatello Awards 2008

WINNER: Best Music – David di Donatello Awards 2008

WINNER: Best Original Song – David di Donatello Awards 2008