Rhapsody in Bloom (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Craig M. Saavedra

Writer (WGA):

Eric Tuchman (written by)

Release Date:

2 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Being on your own is more fun with someone else.

Plot:

Artist Lilah Bloom's life is upended when her widowed brother decides to remarry a strong-willed business woman...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Penelope Ann Miller	...	Lilah Bloom
Ron Silver	...	Mitch Bloom
Craig Sheffer	...	Jack Safrenek
Caroline Goodall	...	Debra Loomis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael J. Ardevaas	...	Short Fat Dancer
Mary Cadorette	...	Debra's Girlfriend #1
Dan Castellaneta	...	Chelton
Joycee Katz	...	Diner Waitress
Dan Lauria	...	Mr. Mishler
Miles Marsico	...	Randy Bloom
Monica Mikala	...	Kim
Michael Mizgalski	...	Ramon
Tom Nance	...	Six-foot Asian Gardener (as Thomas R. Nance)
Scott Patterson	...	Phil
Wolfgang Puck	...	Barry
Catherine Schreiber	...	Debra's Girlfriend #2
Michael Shulman	...	Aaron Bloom
Ryan Slater	...	Kyle
Jamie Renée Smith	...	Ellen Bloom
Beth Taylor Hart	...	Susie's Mom
Katie Volding	...	Susie

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Becker Filmworks

Goofs:

Continuity: Lilah's collar as she prepares for her date.

Soundtrack:

Mr. Sandman

Cute and engaging. Better than average for an indie.

Penelope Ann Miller stars with Ron Silver and Craig Sheffer in this beautifully crafted independent feature. Set in small upper middle class neighborhood, this is the tale of Lila Bloom (Penelope Ann Miller) and her brother Mitch Bloom (Ron Silver) and Mitch's three kids. Lila takes care of mitch's kids after Mitch's wife, who was also Lila's best friend. Lila has committed herself to the kids foresaking her passion as a painter and protecting herself from any personal relationship with a boyfriend. When Mitch announces his engagement, Lila is forced to reconsider her reality. In comes Jack (Craig Sheffer) to save Lila from her deafening loneliness. This is an engaging tale with some truly fine performances. Penelope Ann Miller was presented with a specially created award for Best Actress for Rhapsody in Bloom at the Hollywood (Ca.) Film Festival early in 1998. The writing is solid and the plot progresses smoothly. More could have been made out of the tension between Mitch's fiance and Lila, but overall, this is really a fine film.