Queen of Hearts (1989)

Eddie Luca is the youngest son in a family of Italian immigrants who has moved to London. Beginning from nowhere, they open a café in an Italian neighborhood. One day their father loses the... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Amiel

Writer:

Tony Grisoni

Stars:

Vittorio Duse, Joseph Long, Anita Zagaria

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vittorio Duse	...	Nonno
Joseph Long	...	Danilo
Anita Zagaria	...	Rosa
Eileen Way	...	Mama Sibilla
Vittorio Amandola	...	Barbariccia
Roberto Scateni	...	Falco
Stefano Spagnoli	...	Young Eddie
Alec Bregonzi	...	Headwaiter
Ronan Vibert	...	Man in Pig Scene
Matilda Thorpe	...	Woman in Pig Scene
Anthony Manzoni	...	Doorman
Sidney Kean	...	Pepe
Ray Marioni	...	Mario
Sarah Hadaway	...	Teresa
Anna Pernicci	...	Angelica

Storyline

Eddie Luca is the youngest son in a family of Italian immigrants who has moved to London. Beginning from nowhere, they open a café in an Italian neighborhood. One day their father loses the café, the home and his wedding ring by gambling.

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Plot Keywords:

italian | italian immigrant | cafe | immigration | independent film | 

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Taglines:

A story of love, revenge and cappuccino

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cappuccino

Filming Locations:

Rotherhithe, London, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,236,844

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel Four Films, Enterprise Productions (II), Master 1-1989

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one sequence, Mama Sibilla is watching television and commenting on the film "The Vikings". The actress who plays Mama Sibilla is Eileen Way, who played the witch Kitala in "The Vikings".

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Johnny Handsome/War Party/Welcome Home/Queen of Hearts/Erik the Viking (1989)

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Soundtracks

Finlandia
(uncredited)
Music by Jean Sibelius

User Reviews

lots of charm, and energy to spare

The fate and fortunes of an Italian family living in England survive many dramatic changes, beginning when the father takes the advice of a talking pig's head on a platter and strikes it rich at a card game. Fans of the British TV cult miniseries 'The Singing Detective' might know (to some degree at least) what to expect from director Jon Amiel's oddball follow-up: an often fantastic but always engaging fable full of magic and mischief, lucky charms and bad omens, rivalries, vendettas, wild coincidences, and eccentric characters. It opens like the last act of some grand Italian opera, but can't hope to sustain the same level of energy and invention all the way to the final credits. There's a false climax involving a magic box which makes the actual conclusion seem almost an afterthought, but elsewhere it's a lively, compassionate, unpredictable film, and unlike Amiel's previous film no one suffers any horrible skin diseases.