Directed by:
Norman JewisonScreenplay:
John Patrick ShanleyCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Dick HymanCast:
Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, John Mahoney, Louis Guss, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Anita Gillette (more)VOD (3)
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A full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air... One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny look at a multigenerational Italian American family in Brooklyn, wrestling with the complexities of love and marriage at every stage of life. At the center of it all is a radiant Cher as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love bookkeeper whose feelings about her engagement to the staid Johnny (Danny Aiello) are thrown into question after she meets his hot-blooded brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage), and one night at the opera changes everything. Winner of the Academy Awards for best actress (Cher), supporting actress (Olympia Dukakis), and original screenplay (by playwright John Patrick Shanley), this modern-day fairy tale is swept along on passionate Puccini melodies, and directed by master storyteller Norman Jewison with the heightened emotion to match. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1988 - Cher (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1988 - Olympia Dukakis (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1988 - John Patrick Shanley (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1988 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1988 - Norman Jewison (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1988 - Vincent Gardenia (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1989 - Cher (Best Leading Actress)
- 1989 - Olympia Dukakis (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1989 - John Patrick Shanley (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1989 - Dick Hyman (Best Music)
Golden Globes
- 1988 - Cher (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1988 - Olympia Dukakis (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1988 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1988 - John Patrick Shanley (Best Screenplay)
- 1988 - Nicolas Cage (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1987 - Olympia Dukakis (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1987 - John Patrick Shanley (Best Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1987 - Olympia Dukakis (Best Supporting Actress)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1988 - Norman Jewison (Silver Bear for Best Director)
- 1988 - Norman Jewison (Golden Bear for Best Film)