The Keys to the House
The Keys to the House

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- 71/100 based on 2,439 votes
  • Released: 2004
  • Runtime: 111 mins
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  • Studio: ARTE France Cinéma
  • Genres: Drama

"Prepare yourself for suffering if you intend to be close to him." So speaks the mother of a young woman with severe disabilities, speaking to Gianni, the father of 16-year-old Paolo, himself developmentally disabled. Gianni abandoned the boy at birth, when the child's mother died, and Paulo's aunt and uncle have raised him. They have contacted Gianni and asked him to take Paulo to Berlin for a battery of medical tests. Images of people walking, running, skating, and dancing ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Keys to the House:

Kim Rossi Stuart
Andrea Rossi
Alla Faerovich
Pierfrancesco Favino
Manuel Katzy
J. Michael Weiss

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"Prepare yourself for suffering if you intend to be close to him." So speaks the mother of a young woman with severe disabilities, speaking to Gianni, the father of 16-year-old Paolo, himself developmentally disabled. Gianni abandoned the boy at birth, when the child's mother died, and Paulo's aunt and uncle have raised him. They have contacted Gianni and asked him to take Paulo to Berlin for a battery of medical tests. Images of people walking, running, skating, and dancing dot the screen as Gianni and Paulo get to know each other. Over a few days, Gianni tries to sort out his obligations and his desires. Will he accept his role as father to this engaging, mercurial, disabled youth?

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Chicago Tribune - 9/10 by Michael WilmingtonThough "Keys" is not Amelio's best, it has an emotional power almost equal to anything he's done.
The Hollywood Reporter - 9/10 by Michael RechtshaffenOutstanding, entirely unique father-son portrait.
Variety - 8/10 by Deborah YoungRadiates a warm humanity and uplifts the spirit. Subtle rather than sentimental, it lacks easy tears though attentive viewers will find it lacerating enough.
The A.V. Club - 8/10 by Keith PhippsRossi (who is handicapped himself) gives the film a magnetic presence, playing the part as a mix of sweet-natured good intentions and frustrating limitations.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Kenneth TuranThough it is a work of fiction, we have the sense every minute that we are watching something real, something with the unmistakable taste of life.
L.A. Weekly - 8/10 by Kim MorganThere is nothing obvious about this subtle yet powerfully subversive look into the emotional toll and confusion of dealing with a disabled child.
New York Post - 8/10 by V.A. MusettoKim Rossi Stuart gives an excellent performance.
Wall Street Journal - 7/10 by Joe MorgensternEven more astonishing that the superb acting is the simple fact that director Gianni Amelio has managed to craft a touching tale of a father reunited with his disabled son without the slightest whiff of sentimentality.
The New York Times - 7/10 by Manohla DargisThe kind of quietly unassuming tear-jerker that works its way into your heart despite the occasional cries of protest emanating from your head.
Village Voice - 7/10 by Leslie CamhiIf the film's redemptive ending is a fairy tale, it's one we willingly embrace.

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