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Shirley MacLaine plays an elderly widow who amazes her family and friends by starting a passionate affair immediately after her husband's funeral _ and faces an uphill struggle trying to make them accept her outlook on life. Romantic comedy drama, with Marcello Mastroianni, Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates and Marcia Gay Harden

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

John Ferguson

Here's one of those huge "feel-good" ensemble pieces where the sheer size and quality of the cast help hide the fact that there's little in the way of substance. The fact that this was Italian star Marcello Mastroianni's first true Hollywood movie was the main talking point on the film's release, and he delivers a typically charming performance as he courts the recently widowed Shirley MacLaine. Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Pantoliano provide first-class support, and British director Beeban Kidron - also making her Hollywood debut - orchestrates the proceedings with confidence. However, it would have been nice to have seen a bit more of the bite Kidron brought to her acclaimed documentaries and TV series such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.

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Cast

rolenamePearl BermanShirley MacLaineJoe MeledandriMarcello MastroianniBibbyKathy BatesFriedaJessica TandyBeckySylvia SidneyNormaMarcia Gay HardenJack BermanBob DishyYoung BibbyEmma TammiYoung NormaAsia VieiraUncle HarryLee WallaceUncle NormyLouis GussMarkGil FilarRhondaMaia FilarUncle AlIrving MetzmanSwee' PeaMatthew Branton

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rolenameDirectorBeeban Kidron

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Released on

1993-04-02

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains swearing and sex scenes.

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video

Formats

Colour

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