Life. Family. Love.
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
- 6.8
- 1987
- Released
- 1h 42m
Cher
Loretta Castorini
Nicolas Cage
Ronny Cammareri
Vincent Gardenia
Cosmo Castorini
Olympia Dukakis
Rose Castorini
Danny Aiello
Mr. Johnny Cammareri
Julie Bovasso
Rita Cappomaggi
John Mahoney
Perry
Louis Guss
Raymond Capomaggi
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Old Man
Anita Gillette
Mona
Leonardo Cimino
Felix
Paula Trueman
Lucy
Nada Despotovich
Chrissy
Joe Grifasi
Shy Waiter
Gina DeAngeles
Old Crone
Robin Bartlett
Barbara
Helen Hanft
LotteDavid S. Howard
Irv
Robert Weil
Bobo
Amy Aquino
Bonnie
Tony Azito
Conti
Frank Gio
FloristAnn McDonough
Nancy
John Christopher Jones
Lowell
Lisa Howard
Patricia
Cynthia Dale
SheilaAnthony Messuri
PriestMartha Collins
MimiJohn Fanning
RodolfoAntonia Minella
Vesta
Nicholas Pasco
EddieAl Therrien
BobLou Pitoscia
MookGilberto Godoy
Rocco
Louis Di Bianco
JimmyBetti Orsatti
Woman in Hair SalonMichael Barbaro
PietroAntonio Pariselli
FrancoCorrado Gianna
Old Man
Tommy Hollis
Parking AttendantMatt Myers
Cab DriverMichael Dunster
P.A. AnnouncerStella Bruno
Old WomanMimi Cecchini
Old WomanMimi Lizio
RubyTim Koetting
AlGerard Flannery
HarveyRobert Payson
Man at Bar
Catherine Scorsese
Customer at BakeryJack K. Tsirakis
Bar PatronStephany Hitchcock
Flight Attendant (uncredited)
David Hummel
Opera Patron (uncredited)
Cathy Ladman
Beautician in Hair Salon (uncredited)Peter Austin Noto
Opera Patron (uncredited)
Helen Proimos
Opera Patron (uncredited)
Charles Scorsese
Customer at Bakery (uncredited)
Bret McCormick
Angry Passenger
Released
en
$15,000,000.00
$122,100,000.00
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- #dog
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- #dying mother
- #mothering
- #holiday season
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- #baker
- #estranged brother
- #bookkeeper
- #the metropolitan opera
- #la bohème
- #bad blood
- #disapproving parent
- #passion and romance
- #affair
- #hilarious
- #romantic
- #melodramatic
Reviews
With his mother seemingly on her deathbed, "Loretta" (Cher) agrees to marry the kindly but rather dull "Johnny" (Danny Aiello) only to find herself amidst a family grudge. He won't invite his brother "Ronny" (Nicolas Cage) to the wedding. She decides to put an end to this childishness and so goes to confront him. It seems he has a good reason for their falling out, but she's determined to reconcil