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Black and Blue (1999)After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly. Director:Paul Shapiro |
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Title: Black and Blue (TV 1999)
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Frances Benedetto
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| Anthony LaPaglia | ... |
Bobby Benedetto
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| Will Rothhaar | ... |
Robert Benedetto
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Mike Riordan
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Beau Starr | ... |
Tommy Walsh
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| Sabrina Grdevich | ... |
Grace Ann Flynn
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Elizabeth Saunders | ... |
Cindy Roerbacker
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| Allegra Fulton | ... |
Patty Bancroft
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Victoria Snow | ... |
Sheila Walsh
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Enrique
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Jake Goldsbie | ... |
Bennie Castro
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Janet Bailey | ... |
Dr. Winnie Clark
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Ann Benedetto
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Bryon Bully | ... |
Jonathan
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Claudio Masciulli | ... |
Uncle Vito
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After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.
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escape | battered woman | mother son relationship | battered wife | new identity |Taglines:
She Knows It Is Only A Matter Of Time Before He Finds Them...Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 November 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Noir comme l'amour See more »Filming Locations:
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The film opens with the lead actress taking a shower. A lyrical sequence of closeups of hands and face, supported by endearing music of Jonathan Goldsmith. You expect great cinema to follow.
Instead the film has to depend on the strength of the subject alone: domestic violence. Masterson has a good presence but she is not a great actress. Nor is Shapiro a great director as he cannot connect the grand opening sequence with the rest of the film. His film meanders to the level of commercial cinema that depends on the good winning over evil. The end involving the son and aunt is not developed intelligently.
Apart from Goldsmith's music, I will applaud the performance of Robert played by Will Rothaar--a very convincing performance. The rest is "Sleeping with the Enemy" retold for TV.