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Director:
Nancy Savoca
Writers:
Francine Prose (novel)
Richard Guay (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Unsettling drama about three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York's Little Italy. more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Lost Treasure more (17 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tracey Ullman ... Catherine Falconetti

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Joseph Santangelo
Lili Taylor ... Teresa Carmela Santangelo

Judith Malina ... Carmela Santangelo
Michael Rispoli ... Nicky Falconetti
Victor Argo ... Lino Falconetti

Michael Imperioli ... Leonard Villanova

Rachael Bella ... Young Teresa Santangelo

Illeana Douglas ... Evelyn Santangelo

Joe Grifasi ... Frank Manzone
Dale Carman ... Father Matthias
John Di Benedetto ... Augie Santangelo (as John Dibenedetto)
Marie DeCicco ... Rita (as Marie Decicco)
Nancy Marie ... Cindy Zagarella
Sam Josepher ... Lorraine
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Additional Details

Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R

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Quotes:
Teresa Carmela Santangelo: My whole life, I used to wonder, what would I do if I really had a vision? How would I act if I actually saw God's face? Would I fall on the floor and start foaming at the mouth like St. Paul? It worried me, it could happen anywhere. What if I was on the subway and started bleeding from my ankles and wrists? If Jesus came, would I have the sense to look for a soft place to fall?
Teresa Carmela Santangelo: But this is what it's like. You don't faint dead away. You don't worry about stigmata dripping blood on the carpet. You just feel nervous and shy. A little embarrassed.
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Movie Connections:
References "Perry Mason" (1957) more
Soundtrack:
Omnes Gentes more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Lost Treasure, 19 May 2004
10/10
Author: angie-p-ballard from USA

I fell upon this movie while searching for D'Onofrio's work. I quickly realized that this "little known" film is a gem of a movie. D'Onofrio, Ullman, Taylor and Malina all deliver a brilliant performance by making the characters alive and believable. It is the kind of move that draws you into their living room, making you part of the scene. You feel their joy and pain as the stories told.

It doesn't matter if your Greek, Jewish, Irish, or Italian, you begin to see your own families heritage and culture unfold. As a second generation Italian-American Catholic, it brought back a flood of memories of tradition, grandparents, family gatherings, superstition, and the struggle to assimilate in America.

Household Saints didn't get its share of publicity and the actors/actress didn't get the recognition they deserved for their brilliant performances.

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