Directed by:
Beeban KidronCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Marcia Gay Harden, Bob Dishy, Lee Wallace, Sylvia Sidney, Doris Roberts, Joe Pantoliano (more)Plots(1)
Ethnic humor abounds in this comedy-drama set in Queens, circa 1969. The story concerns the difficult romance between the acerbic matriarch of a large, dysfunctional Jewish family and the sweet-natured Italian gentleman who woos her.
Reunited with Pearl Berman, the woman he has loved afar for 23 years, Joe Meledandri immediately begins campaigning for her heart -- no matter that their reunion occurs at the funeral of Pearl's husband. Oozing old-world European charm, Joe bursts like a ray of much-needed sunshine into the neurotic, unhappy Berman household as he attempts to break through the embittered housewife's crusty exterior.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Shirley MacLaine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405852_36193d.jpg)
Shirley MacLaine
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
The Apartment (1960)
Being There (1979)
![Marcello Mastroianni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/055/162055466_71ae04.png)
Marcello Mastroianni
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
![Kathy Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/034/161034996_43b22d.jpg)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
![Jessica Tandy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/629/161629587_d08c9f.jpg)
Jessica Tandy
UK
Best movies:
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
![Marcia Gay Harden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/869/162869158_33881b.jpg)
Marcia Gay Harden
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Detachment (2011)
Mystic River (2003)
![Bob Dishy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/141/158141853_b0e296.jpg)
Bob Dishy
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Wackness (2008)
Author! Author! (1982)
Lee Wallace
USA
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Klute (1971)
![Sylvia Sidney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271482_bf839c.jpg)
Sylvia Sidney
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Dead End (1937)
An Early Frost (1985) (TV movie)
![Doris Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/638/160638189_fc8e3c.jpg)
Doris Roberts
USA
Best movies:
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
The Rose (1979)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
![Joe Pantoliano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/560/165560538_deb34e.jpg)
Joe Pantoliano
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
The Fugitive (1993)
Memento (2000)
Asia Vieira
Canada
Best movies:
Guilt by Association (2002) (TV movie)
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
Used People (1992)
![Charles Cioffi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471130_ca316b.jpg)
Charles Cioffi
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 9: Redux (1997) (video compilation)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Missing (1982)
![Stuart Stone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886093_938092.jpg)
Stuart Stone
Canada
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Vendetta (1999) (TV movie)
Babar: The Movie (1989)
![Louis Guss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640177_0cf71b.jpg)
Louis Guss
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie) - a.f.
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Maia Filar
Canada
Best movies:
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994) (TV movie)
Deceived (1991)
![Helen Hanft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/784/162784287_3d45ad.jpg)
Helen Hanft
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Dummy (2002)
![Emma Tammi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/235/168235503_1s1pch.jpg)
Emma Tammi
Best movies:
Used People (1992)
![Irving Metzman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/416/163416623_677a78.jpg)
Irving Metzman
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Marathon Man (1976)
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Rosaria Russo
Best movies:
Valzer (2007)
Used People (1992)
Caccia al re - La narcotici (2011) (series)
Luba Goy
Best movies:
The Care Bears Movie (1985)
Murder by Phone (1982)
Used People (1992)