Son's Room, The

A family living together in a small Northern Italian city: the parents are Giovanni and Paola and their two teenage children are Irene and Andrea. Giovanni is a psychoanalyst and in his office patients confide to him a long list of their neuroses and worries, in contrast to the calm of his own existence. Giovanni's life is regulated by a familiar pattern of routines and interests: walking, reading, listening to music.

One Sunday morning, Giovanni suggests that he and his son enjoy a run together, but he is urgently called away to see a patient. He cannot go running with his son, and Andrea leaves to go diving with his friends. This leads to an event that changes the family's lives forever.

Directed by
Nanni Moretti

Cast
Nanni Moretti - Giovanni
Laura Morante - Paola
Jasmine Trinca - Irene
Giuseppe Sanfelice - Andrea
Silvio Orlando - Oscar--Patient
Claudia Della Seta - Raffaella--Patient
Stefano Accorsi - Tommaso--Patient
Toni Bertorelli - Patient
Sofia Vigliar - Arianna

Production Co.
Sacher Film
RaiCinema
Bac Films
Studio Canal Plus
Telepiu
Tandem Productions
Parigi Film

Produced by
Angelo Barbagallo
Nanni Moretti

Studio
Asahi Broadcast Productions

Writer
Nanni Moretti
Linda Ferri

Music
Nicola Piovani