Passionada (2002)

Passionada is a romantic comedy about a Portuguese widow whose husband, a fisherman, died at sea. The widow's naive teenage daughter wants to be a professional gambler and she convinces her... See full summary »

Director:

Dan Ireland

Writers:

David Bakalar (story), Jim Jermanok (screenplay)

Stars:

Jason Isaacs, Sofia Milos, Emmy Rossum

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Isaacs	...	Charles Beck
Sofia Milos	...	Celia Amonte
Emmy Rossum	...	Vicky Amonte
Theresa Russell	...	Lois Vargas
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Angelica Amonte
Seymour Cassel	...	Daniel Vargas
Chris Tardio	...	Gianni Martinez
Benjamin Mouton	...	Frankie the Pit Boss
Robert Montano	...	Father Emmanuel
Luis Colina	...	Anthony
Bill Burr	...	Blackjack Player
Russ Vigilante	...	Roberto
Anthero Montenegro	...	Joseph Amonte
George Gund	...	Fisherman
Shawn FitzGerald	...	Blackjack Dealer

Storyline

Passionada is a romantic comedy about a Portuguese widow whose husband, a fisherman, died at sea. The widow's naive teenage daughter wants to be a professional gambler and she convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, a professional gambler who pretends to be in the fishing business.

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Taglines:

Vicky wants what's best for her mother. Charlie's close enough.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and a conversation about drugs

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Portuguese

Release Date:

16 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Con pasión

Filming Locations:

Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$123,568, 17 August 2003, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$536,906, 28 September 2003

Company Credits

Production Co:

Command Performance Productions, Sandyo Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first feature film to be filmed on location in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 45 years.

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Quotes

Charlie: I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't get out on the ocean, smell the salt and the waves and the...fish.
Celia Amonte: Did you, uh, grow up near the ocean?
Charlie: Well, on it, really. My dad was a tug, tug...boat...pilot. Captain.
Celia Amonte: Oh.
Charlie: Tug boat captain.
Daniel: [aside] Your dad was a drunken liar.

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Soundtracks

Triste Sina
Performed by Mísia
Written by Nóbrega e Sousa and Jerónimo Bragança

User Reviews

2 out of 4 stars for its lack of authenticity of the Portuguese language and cuisine

The cinematography is fantastic. I even shed some tears as did my friend.

However, my brother and I, both born in Portugal, were disappointed with the pronunciation of the Portuguese, more Brazilian Portuguese than Portuguese from Portugal. Although the Fado lip sung by the main character was moving it was obvious that the actress was lip singing. Sofia Milos did a fine job as Celia Amonte, but aren't there any Portuguese-American aspiring actresses in Hollywood? The reason my Big Fat Greek Wedding was such a sleeper success is that most of the cast playing Greeks were Greek-American. It is obvious that the research of the Portuguese culture, language and cuisine was minimal. I'm amazed that this movie was filmed on location in New Bedford, MA, yet there were so many ethnic faux-pas. Were any authentic Portuguese-Americans advisors on this movie? Why is it that other American ethnic groups can have movies made of them with correct speech, etc. and that the Portuguese can not? Example: Mystic Pizza. At least Mystic Pizza only played Portuguese folkloric music not Brazilian Samba music. If Hollywood is to make a movie about the Portuguese in America they should keep it Portuguese.