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Big Night

1996 · 109 min

A warm, bittersweet slow-burn that savours food, family and quiet desperation, building to a poignant, wordless reconciliation.

Directed by: Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Starring: Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini

Tagline: In love and life, one big night can change everything.
Overview: Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.

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Directed by: Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Starring: Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
immigration
ambition
identity
betrayal
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance, comedy
Directed by: Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Written by: Joseph Tropiano, Stanley Tucci
Starring: Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Caroline Aaron, Marc Anthony, Allison Janney
Music: Gary DeMichele
Cinematography: Ken Kelsch
Runtime: 109 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Italian

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