Movie

Used People

1992 · 115 min

A bittersweet, gently comic look at a grieving family where warmth and eccentricity soften the sadness.

Tagline: A story about love, family and other embarrassments.
Overview: At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, love, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
love
identity
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild