KAOS (Taviani 1984)

From the loose adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's "Novelle per un anno", "Kaos" unfolds four distinct short fables of the diverse 19th-century Sicilian life. Starting off with "The Other Son", a desperate mother still seeks her two sons after fourteen years, while in "Moon Sickness", a lonely young bride unearths a terrible secret about her husband during their the first full moon together. Next, in the comedic segment named "The Jar", a wealthy landlord who sees his prized possession--an enormous terracotta jug--split in half, enlists the help of a famous artisan, only to see him fall victim of his talent. Following, in "Requiem", in contempt of danger and the Baron's wrath, the elderly founder of a village yearns to be buried locally. Lastly, in the grand epilogue entitled "Conversing With Mother", Pirandello himself converses with his late mother's vivid apparition, recounting a story of her own childhood.