A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.
Directed by Nancy Savoca
new york city
card game
based on novel or book
italian american
superstition
arranged marriage
mother-in-law
butcher's shop
devoutness
belief in god
seppuku
catholic
little italy
roman catholic church
death of daughter
convent (nunnery)
death in childbirth
woman director
life of saint
fatima
religious delusions
ritual suicide
1950s
1960s
sudden death
sainthood
obsessive thoughts
cruel mother-in-law
death while asleep
grandmother granddaughter relationship
miracles
interfering mother-in-law
deprivation
piety
faith and religion
making a bet
mother-in-law daughter-in-law relationship
catholic schoolgirl
madam butterfly
catholic theology
religious calling
religious visions
unexplained death
pinochle
religious obsession
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Cast
Tracey Ullman
Catherine Falconetti
Vincent D'Onofrio
Joseph Santangelo
Lili Taylor
Teresa Santangelo
Judith Malina
Carmela Santangelo
Michael Rispoli
Nicky Falconetti
Victor Argo
Lino Falconetti
Michael Imperioli
Leonard Villanova
Rachael Bella
Young Teresa
Illeana Douglas
Evelyn Santangelo
Joe Grifasi
Frank Manzone
John Di Benedetto
Augie Santangelo
Elizabeth Bracco
Fran
Crew
Nancy Savoca
Director
Nancy Savoca
Screenplay
Stephen Endelman
Original Music Composer
Bobby Bukowski
Director of Photography
Jonathan Demme
Executive Producer
Peter Newman
Producer
Eliza Coleman
Stunt Coordinator
Kalina Ivanov
Production Design
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
GioIsHandsome
8.0★ · 01/25/26
No hate to Catholic people but this is how I deem every single one of you.
No hate to Catholic people but this is how I deem every single one of you.
sophiaPRO
8.0★ · 12/31/25
“you don’t sit around waiting for miracles because then you come to expect some big announcement to let you know that a miracle is on its way, you miss the point. life’s miracles sneak up on you and it can come from nowhere from the simplest things.” well yesss
“you don’t sit around waiting for miracles because then you come to expect some big announcement to let you know that a miracle is on its way, you miss the point. life’s miracles sneak up on you and it can come from nowhere from the simplest things.” well yesss
Styliana
5.1★ · 06/15/24
just an asexual with ocd and british jesus laughing about ironing shirts
just an asexual with ocd and british jesus laughing about ironing shirts
