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

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$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

Features The Vikings (1958)

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Soundtracks

The Vikings
(uncredited)
from The Vikings (1958)
Music by Mario Nascimbene

User Reviews

A Marvelous Film For Everyone To See

One of the most charming films of the 80's. It's a happy, sad, tragic, comic and glorious film about an Italian immigrant family living in England, filled with the kind of characters that used to be so common in 30's and 40's films when we had character actors who played outrageous, over-the-top parts.

The story opens in Italy where Danilo steals Rosa away on her wedding day from the man her mother had chosen for her. Their escape plays with the action of a Republic serial but with a totally unexpected comic ending. The two flee to London where Danilo is given the secret to winning at cards from a talking stuffed pig on a meat platter. But his success is short lived and he and his family soon turn to running a coffee shop that is only marginally successful.

The rest of the film is taken up with marriage and family and the adventures of life that happened while they wait for that lucky break-----------and it happens with an extraordinary event that pulls joy from tragedy. I'll only tell you that for the men in her life, Rosa remains the Queen of Hearts.

The film has all the sweetness and heartache of FORREST GUMP------------and all the love and inspiration, too--------backed my lush romantic music that parallels the emotion of the characters.

If you buy only one film from the MGM Vault Classics, I'd recommend this one.