The keys to the house (Le chiavi di casa) - Charlotte Rampling, Kim Rossi Stuart, Andrea Rossi, Gianni Amelio
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
The keys to the house (Le chiavi di casa) is a compassionate exploration of fatherhood and the often surprising nature of disability. Abandoned as a child into the care of an uncle and aunt, Paolo (Andrea Rossi) is a physically and mentally challenged boy. When his estranged father, Gianni (Kim Rossi Stuart) is asked to accompany him to Berlin for medical tests, everyone hopes that the two can form an emotional bond as it may be the only way to achieve a breakthrough in Paolo's condition.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama single parent father son physically challenged mentally
Persons of interest
- Kim Rossi Stuart .... Gianni
- Andrea Rossi .... Paolo
- Charlotte Rampling .... Nicole
- Alla Faerovich .... Nadine
- Pierfrancesco Favino .... Alberto
- Manuel Katzy .... Taxi driver
- Michael Weiss .... Andreas
- Ingrid Appenroth .... Hospital warden
- Dimitri Süsin .... Boy watching TV
- Thorsten Schwarz .... Male nurse
- Eric Neumann .... Playground boy
- Dirk Zippa .... Young man on wheelchair
- Barbara Koster-Chari .... Nurse
- Anita Bardeleben .... Doctor
- Ralf Schlesener .... Newspaper seller
- Camilla Erblich .... Woman on tramway
- Bernd Weikert .... Police officer
- Giuseppe Pontiggia .... Author
- Sandro Petraglia.... Screenwriter
- Stefano Rulli.... Screenwriter
- Gianni Amelio .... Screenwriter
- Gianni Amelio .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The keys to the house (Le chiavi di casa) official movie site
- The keys to the house (Le chiavi di casa) film production notes (.rtf)
- The keys to the house (Le chiavi di casa) movie trailers:
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- Awards and film festivals:
- Australian Italian Film Festival 2005: Screening
- David di Donatello Film Festival 2005: Won: Best Sound (Alessandro Zanon); Nominated: Best Actor (Kim Rossi Stuart), Best Director (Gianni Amelio), Best Editing (Simona Paggi), Best Film (Enzo Porcelli, Gianni Amelio), Best Music (Franco Piersanti), Best Screenplay (Gianni Amelio, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli)
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2005: Won: Silver Ribbon: Best Cinematography (Luca Bigazzi), Best Director (Gianni Amelio), Best Sound (Alessandro Zanon); Nominated: Silver Ribbon: Best Actor (Kim Rossi Stuart), Best Editing (Simona Paggi), Best Producer (Enzo Porcelli), Best Screenplay (Gianni Amelio, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli), Best Supporting Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino)
- Venice Film Festival 2004: Won: 'CinemAvvenire' Award: Best Film (Gianni Amelio), Pasinetti Award: Best Actor (Kim Rossi Stuart), Best Film (Gianni Amelio), Sergio Trasatti Award: (Gianni Amelio); Nominated: Golden Lion: (Gianni Amelio)
- Young Artist Awards 2005: Nominated: Best International Feature Film (Italy), Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performance (Andrea Rossi)
- NB: Italian language dialogue with English language subtitles
- See also The eighth day, The idiots,
Mifune, Dance me to my song
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
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Theatrical report
The keys to the house (Le chiavi di casa) is a low-key Italian film that slips in under the cynic's radar. It is warm, fuzzy, difficult, challenging and sweet. Kim Rossi Stuart goes off in the most sympathetic performance I've seen all year - He makes you want him to succeed. He's good. Andrea Rossi's good. It's all good.
Security censorship classification
PG (Mild themes)
Surveillance time
111 minutes (1:51 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 13 October 2005
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