Son’s Room

Year: 2001

Grade: B-

Country: Italy

Director: Moretti

Review

there’s a certain charm to the film that is undeniable. the first third of the film is dedicated to establishing normalcy in family and career life and the rest of the film is about what happens to the characters as a result of an event. where many films like this fail is their inability, or lack of dedication, to establish a baseline for the audience. most films just gloss it over and as a result don’t establish it well enough, and other films try to give it ample time, but are unable to establish a link between the film characters and the audience. it’s not all death and despair though, the film does have some comic relief – mostly in the scenes where we see the father at work as a shrink. it’s a fine film, but it didn’t move me to tears and it’s certainly not the best film to deal with death. check out in the bedroom instead.