The Engagement Ring (2005)

A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years. Now, her daughter (Heaton) and his nephew meet and find that their attraction is hindered by the old feud.

Director:

Steven Schachter

Writers:

Rodney Patrick Vaccaro (teleplay) (as Rodney Vaccaro), Frank Denson (story)

Stars:

Patricia Heaton, Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patricia Heaton	...	Sara Rosa Anselmi
Vincent Spano	...	Tony Di Cenzo
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Nick Di Cenzo
David Hunt	...	Brian
Chuck Shamata	...	Johnny Anselmi
Lainie Kazan	...	Alicia Rosa Anselmi
Brenda McDonald	...	Nana
Alf Humphreys	...	Tom Miller (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Richard de Klerk	...	Young Nick
Vanessa Morley	...	Young Alicia
Dominic Zamprogna	...	Young Johnny
Michael Powell	...	Young Nick
Joel Garner	...	Young Abe
Julian Christopher	...	Ben-present (as Julian D. Christopher)
Frank C. Turner	...	Abe-present

Storyline

A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years. Now, her daughter (Heaton) and his nephew meet and find that their attraction is hindered by the old feud.

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Plot Keywords:

engagement ring | vineyard | family dinner | chicorel | 

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Taglines:

This holiday season, fate is tested by love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patricia Heaton and David Hunt are married in real life.

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Connections

Referenced in A Crime (2006)

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Soundtracks

Manga, Baby
Written by Jeff Beal & Rodney Vaccaro
Sung by Lainie Kazan

User Reviews

Good refreshing movie

This is a very refreshing movie. The story is good and the characters are well developed. A very entertaining romantic comedy. Tells the story of two Italian families. One of them, the "De Rosa" wants to buy the "Di Cenzo" land to make a blend of grapes to produce a wine.

The is a history between the families for a engagement ring lost in the postal office which makes the unwilling one to sell the land and the other one to buy it. Sara De Rosa, talks to Tony Di Cenzo to try to convince his uncle to sell his part of the land but he says that he will only sell the land if she ( Alicia Rosa Anselmi) returns the ring to him in his hands.

This proves to be not so easy to be done. First the is the husband(who is very suspicious of the love of Alicia for him) who thinks that is a consolation price because she never gives hi, "the look".

Then the is Sara's boyfriend and fiancé Brian who is talking in the cell phone all the time. Last but not least Tony Di Cenzo is a young man who finds that Sara is more interesting and beautiful than usual.

While they try to arrange the meeting of the two families, in the cooking, the wine drinking and the recipes they find love.

Details

Official Sites:

TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Engagement Ring

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bauman Entertainment, FourBoys Entertainment, FourBoys Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color